I passed the rest of the day at retirement pace. I had lunch with the Shark and Branny at the Royal Buffet, trying in our way to solve some of the big issues of the day - mainly the energy crisis and how to more efficiently use the sun and water. You know, pleasant BS-ing. And then I went home to water the plants on my property so that it would look nice for the impending visit of she who teaches English in a far land.
This is the tunnel under 35E on the route of my most nearly usual biking route. This gets me almost to Crosby Farm Park and the ride along the river to Hidden Falls. I may very well be using this route tomorrow, but today - no.
This is Crosby Lake in Crosby Farm Park and it has an immense amount of lily pads this time of year. The lake is next to the bike path on the way to the Big River, and is entirely within the Park - no buildings on its banks.
This ride has a lot of nature to experience and it's in the middle of a city. It's a respectable (for me) 15 miles. It does include a climb up Benhill Street, too, always a gut buster.
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Sounds like a pretty good day, some tennis in the open air and lunch with ... just who/what are Shark and Branny? It looks like an interesting ride ... it is interesting how much non urban looking territory you find for biking.
The Shark is another Cray retiree who has been tagged with this name because of his stock market "expertise". He was nicknamed by Branny, a current Cray employee who worked in the next office to mine, when I was at Cray.
There were 2 big earthquakes in Japan yesterday, but KS reported no damage in Ogaki, where she is. TT
Glad to hear she's okay. There was a big typhoon through there, too. I rode about 15 today, and there were no gut buster hills included. It's a respectable distance.
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