Wednesday, June 25, 2008

I Made It!


Yes, it's me coming home after my first solo trip on my motorized bike to the gym. We both have motors now, and we have been riding around together for a week or so and I have been building up confidence for a trip on my own, and today was the day. The gym is about 4 miles away, and I put on my good luck riding shirt to keep the sun off my arms, sunscreen, sunglasses, helmet, CELL PHONE, and as you can see I made it back in one piece! I had a few things to get used to, like remember to check the gas, and sometimes when I pulled the cord to start it, my rear end would hit the on switch and turn it to off and I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start, but now, I think I've mastered it. I'd say that the trip took less than a quarter of a tank of gas, which is about a half a cup, and my top speed may have been 15 or 20 mph. It took me about 20 minutes instead of 10. It was nice cruising over the causeway, and the bridge over Vaca Cut. I was reluctant to put a motor on my beloved Trek, but when I want, I can lift the motor and use pedal power. That's when "Mean Green" turns back into "Serene Green", and I can hear the birds and myself sing.

4 comments:

JimR said...

That's great! Nice to have the option when you want to work or take it easy on a ride. That switch should have a butt guard!

nan & joe said...

Good goin' Sal, did you feel like you were in elementary school again? Riding to school with all the other kids? Look at all the gas you are conserving! You two are so smart. I can see how practicing would be a good idea. I think I might need a checklist, you sure have alot to remember! Have you thought about yaking to your workout? or noodleing? (better watch out for cudas on bicycles)

Sally said...

There was a guy on the news today who kayaked to work to save gas. It took him 4 hours to get there. He said he wouldn't be doing it every day.

nan & joe said...

That is so funny. Hey, did you see the guy who got his arm bit off by the alligator this week? He was at Elizabeth's hospital. Elizabeth took care of him. She said the news, cameras, and interviews got to be pretty old! He arrived at the hospital, drunk, about 3:30AM, after falling out of his boat into the lake, when the alligator took off his arm. The part of being drunk was left out of the interviews! Those crazy floridians! Elizabeth sees the worst!