A Thorn in My Wood

Once again, I am off the bike for a few weeks due to medical reasons.  So, I said to The Boyfriend, "Entertain Me."  To which I expected, you know, a massage, or a manicure, or a pedicure, or bonbons, scallops in butter, a trip to Paris.  I mean really, do I ask for much?

So what does said Boyfriend suggest.  A walk in Thornewood Park in Woodside.  Yes, of course, the first thing I would have thought to do...  oh oh, I'm going to be in trouble when he reads this.

We tried to enter it from 84 but lo and behold, a tree had fallen and the road was not passable.  We entered from Old La Honda, which actually was the nicer entrance.  Our 2 mile or so walk was quite spectacular.  We came across a ranger in uniform, with blond hair, blue eyes ... rangers, firemen, police officers, they seem to be around wherever I am.  The ranger removed the fallen tree!

But of course, I did not notice the ranger with the blond hair and blue eyes, rippling muscles in uniform because I only have eyes for The Boyfriend.

Alas, The BF knows what I need. A good outing in fresh but chilly air, the smell of redwood, pine needles, fallen leaves and earth, to help me get healthy once again.  Though buttery croissants and brie in Montmartre would have probably worked equally as well.  But we had some pie and coffee at the Woodside Bakery and that was just fine.  Especially because I was with my man.

Along the Way

The things you see along the way when you least expect it and that's what makes what you think may be just another bike ride turn out to be enjoyable.  Those are leaves.  Do you see what I see?  A horse.  Naturally, I waited a moment or two for the Knight to appear.  Not today.

The more hands, the merrier ....

My, what big wattage you have ... you light up my life.  It was in the front yard of someone's home in Alviso.  How cool is that.  Gave me a nice jolt. 

LKHC Montebello - Bad on the Bike

I know, I know, you're thinking, "Wow, there's one babe who's bad on the bike."  Yes, I realize how bad ass I look.  How threatening I am to the others who came out for the LKHC season opener -- Montebello.

I haven't been on the road bike since returning from the Eastern Sierras.  Talk about bad.   Train for this?  Ha ha ha, good one.   I tend to just show up and hope for the best. I huffed and I puffed and I tried to be bad.  I didn't finish last!  Time up Montebello - 53.03.  Last year I did it in 51 minutes.