Twenty five miles!!!

Or at least close enough :) Took off on my bike from parentals and headed east for one hour before turning around to come back. It was sooo nice to ride in a (relatively) straight line, on a nice wide shoulder, with no lights, highways, parked cars etc, and to never have to stop. The sound was absolutely gorgeous when I rode by, and I wished I had my camera. It did take me a bit more than an hour to get back, as I was flying out, and back was all against the wind. I went on google maps later, and entered the furthest address I had passed to get my distance. (The nursing home where I used to work in the summer.) That was 11.3 miles from the house, and I went at least a mile further than that before turning around so I am calling it near enough to 25 to count :)

The legs they are jello.

Still managed to take a walk along the beach with mum later tho, after doing my taxes with dad, and also the required examination of Jumper One, including under his hood. I also demonstrated the panic button, to the dismay of the dog across the street.

Dad took some pics of me with the bike that I will upload to flickr tomorrow as I have no connection at the moment and am queuing this for later.

Got my two freebies from my credit card points just before I left, so brought them out here to play with them. Got a shiney purple iPod shuffle, which I have named Tonks because of the color. Have just loaded her up with the little music I have on Chuck for tomorrow's run. Also got a Timex Ironman Triathlon watch. Figured out how to program it, and as it is HUGE, I can actually see the numbers while on the bike (as I am too skeered to take hand off the handlebar). So, theyllek, as I have the Imex, I guess I can go running on Mongo ;)).

So, waiting for Tonks to charge while watching Lantis DVDs with mum, and then to bed early as Easter will come very early in AM. I will be making faces at the rest of my family from the front row as they play handbells.