I thought her first reaction would be “You are going out on on your bike? It is in the thirties outside!”

Instead, she said “Why did get such a loud shirt?”

I wanted to say “To make up for my silence…” but, you see, I am not allowed to talk. So, feet to the pedal it was

13K ride ending in Starbucks to have coffee with Chalupa group, Kushal and Madhumita. And then 7K ride back home.

Went for a 5 mile bike ride with Ananda-da. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The samosa and vada pav at Curry Up Now at the end of the ride? Even more so!!

Took advantage of the off-day and went to downtown with the bike in this misty morning to settled down at Boarding Pass coffee. Took a bit of a roundabout route to enjoy the morning. The idea is to grab a coffee and write a letter to one of the daughters and a penfriend in Switzerland.

It was a bit on the cooler side. But very enjoyable ride. There were a couple of tough hills. Tried out new roads today.

Had to do quite a few steep hills

First ride after a couple of weeks being away from home. Got scared by two cars. Need to find some quiet roads. Also realized something else. My Garmin watch often says it is synced to my tail lights. I never knew what it meant. Other than that I was frustrated the lights were not working after I had fully charged them. Then I realized… the lights come on moment I start my ride! I guess the Garmin watch is trying to save battery for me!! Now, I have no idea how to connect my front lights too!

There is nothing quite as frustrating as five minutes into the bike ride (or running) you realize that you forgot to switch on the Garmin. Not that an unrecorded quarter mile makes any difference to anybody but as every bicyclist or runner will tell you, these things matter to us!