Yep! I got me a Trek Staunch 5 from Carmel Bike. Jack and I went out on an inaugural ride today in Ft Ord. I took him on the loop I run when I do my long runs. It was a lot of fun. Kinda sandy in parts and I need to learn how to ride the ruts. We probably rode about 10 miles or so. Most of it was really nice and fun. As a road biker, there are definitely some differences.
We got to E. Machine Gunner Road and decided to head back because it was 4:45 and his call at the Western Stage was at 6:00. So we high-tailed it back. The dirt road to the main intersection was rolling but really nice. Then we hit pavement and bombed down the hill to the last stretch of Gigling (I think.) We got back to the car 15 minutes after the decision to head home.
We made a pit-stop at Starbucks on S. Main and then Jack walked to the theater. I hung out and then went down to Hartnell to watch the show “Little Women.” The lighting better be good.
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At home, Jack and I cleaned out his room. All the clutter is gone. I don’t want to nag, but I hope we (he) can keep it that way. Then I attacked the office. We have a crap ton of books, so before finishing that, I attacked the garage. I got all the junk out, and vacuumed it. Our poor vacuum cleaner hadn’t seen so many leaves. I put the surfboard and skimboards back, put the tools away in a place they won’t get damaged by cold or dust. Some of the junk from the office is now there. I got some bins from Staples for camping gear and Xmas supplies. Hopefully that will protect them too. Then I got the office cleaned. Vacuuming that was a chore, but it looks so much better. There are a few small details left to finish, but that’s a big start. We also have a bid to paint the place. There might. be some work that needs to be done before we kick that off, but what a change that will be to our home.
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Pushing hard today ... 