Better training week this week. We did 70 miles from Albuquerque (ABQ) to San
Ysidro, then a 95 two days later from ABQ out to Moriarty Field where Rick used
to do his soaring (flying in a glider).
The very next day we did 43 on the bike trail around town, just to see
how it was riding the next day after an almost century ride. It wasn’t too hard in a way; legs held up,
but my butt gave me grief which it usually doesn’t. Must be the combination of heat and sweat….
The B.O.B. trailer is front and center in our living room
this past week. We’ve been weighing all
the camping gear and seeing how it might fit in the trailer. Just trailer and camping gear comes in about
50 pounds. Still need to weigh clothes,
personal items, bike tools and supplies….AND we still need to get out and pull
that trailer to see how it, and we, manage.
We picked up more camping gear this week including a “luggable loo” – a 5
gallon bucket with a toilet seat that fits on top. We decided on this form of camping porta
potty because the bucket will be versatile – turn in upside down and we have a
seat, or a table. And we can fit other
camping gear inside of it. I figure we’ll
hang the toilet seat off the back of the trailer with a sign, “ST. AUGUSTINE OR
BUST” on it!
We took Thursday off to go to Santa Fe and have lunch with
Dennis Cooper and dede Collins, also tandem riding friends of Rick’s. We had a great lunch at La Choza with them, then Rick and I took in the old
town plaza area of Santa Fe which was quite charming, topping the afternoon off
sitting on the balcony of the Marble Brewery taproom overlooking the plaza
park. On the way back to ABQ, we stopped
in Bernalillo and ate at the famous Range Café, also wonderful. The fried green chile strips are to die for!
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| Town square park, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Tomorrow we will head back to Flagstaff for our final “rest”
before the trip. Also to take a test overnight camping trip
with “B.O.B.”.
Total miles this week:
208.8
Time in the saddle:
12.8 hours
Average speed:
16.31 mph
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