Make it 52- like a deck of cards, sans "jokers". I, and all of the thoroughbreds in Australia, celebrated our birthdays today. Just a quick clarification here as well, I do not consider myself a thoroughbred. Today is the first of August and all racehorses in Australia have the day listed as their birthday whether they were born on the fourth of September, the fourth of July or the Twelfth of Never.
To mark the day, we (that is the collective"we" of Dee and I) had a bit of a sleep in and then a nice roll to The Strand for a coffee at Juliette's . Back home and pancakes with maple syrup for brekkie. For some of us maple syrup and pancakes is a given, but here in Oz it seems to be a major culinary accoutrement.
This was the second foray for Dee on her new bike (well since actually owning it anyhow). Yesterday was less than ideal as far as comfort for Dee on the ride. She had taken the bike for a 50km test ride on Friday and decided it was very comfortable. Back to the LBS and some "fitting" adjustments (seat height, new stem, etc) and the bike was ready to go.
Ride on Saturday was less than ideal- shoulder pain, arm and wrist numbness........not good. Back to the bike shop and reinstalled the original stem. Today was much better but we'll give it a week to see.
Then this afternoon we headed off to the Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club for a bit of a get-together/birthday celebration. Lovely setting on the Townsville foreshore facing northerly to Magnetic Island with clear blue skies and a fresh sou'easter breeze. A jazz ensemble provided pleasurable pieces as a group of our cycling friends gathered to raise a glass or three to mine and Mark's (another of our cycling group) birthdays.
So tomorrow morning it is on the plane and off to Brisbane for the week for work- meetings, workshops and all associated activities. I will have to find something to do with that pent up energy when I wake up at 4:00am- my bike will be 1200km away.
Cheers- ride safe
BoaB
4 comments:
You are absolutely a thoroughbred! You know I only like the finest things. 52 seems a lucky number to me....
I've got a spare bike in the shed for you and depending on which hotel you are staying in, it is probably a mere 10-15 km away ... tempting?
If you have time, have a coffee at the Garage at Southbank between 6 and 7 am one of these mornings ...
Happy B-Day BoaB!! I'm one up on you. Funny, Sharon her girls and I had the same thing for breakfast...
-B
Thanks for the offer Groover. I'm out at the Novotel by the Airport and all of our meetings are in Pinkenba with an early start so it makes it a bit difficult.
I'll be back toward the end of the month for a conference so coffee at Southbank of a morning will be much more do-able.
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