Biker Chic
Mood:  energetic
Now Playing: Stephen's sizzlin' Chillie
Just letting everyone know that I am having a kawabunga time on my bicycle. Although it's exhausting and draining to ride 16+ miles a day (can you believe) it is really nice bicycling along the canal. I often look like hell on my bike, because there's lots of mud, sweat, etc... but I feel very down to earth, splashing through puddles and inhaling gnats, etc...

This morning a large bird flew over the canal (at first I thought it was a vulture come to finish me off), and lo and behold, a beautiful heron landed in the tow-path in front of me. I stopped my bicycle and gazed in appreciation of its long graceful neck, and massive wings. Soon it took off and the wing-span must have been 3 feet or so!

So lots of ducks, swans, coots, squirrels, and even little pony's by the canal.

Let me tell you how much I hate bicycling on the roads in England. The space available is so narrow (one must cycle directly on the yellow line) and the cars are merciless. Often I end up on the side-walks but it is too slow. So I will stick to the muddy canals, and will hopefully get mud guards for my bike soon.

Otherwise, Stephen has been enjoying all the literaly insane people that visit his bookstore, and Susan seems very much at home reading, and going into town.

Time for un vino rosso.

Ciao!