What a great year so far on my bike. I have been doing many rides both on my own and with my friends. I just want to share some photos of these rides from January through the first week of July.
On August 1st I will be doing the "Tour de Lavender" in Sequim, WA. Check back for photos of that ride.
Today, Wednesday, July 24th, my friends and I rode from Renton to the Seattle waterfront where we caught the ferry to Bainbridge Island. After deboarding we rode to see Pia the Peacekeeper Troll. She was beautiful. After our visit we headed to downtown Bainbridge Island and enjoyed a nice lunch before catching the ferry back to Seattle and riding back to Renton. It was an absolutely gorgeous summer day. Perfect for a ferry crossing and a bike ride to see a troll.
2024 Riding
This year my main goal is to visit all five Northwest Trolls.
My friends and I have started off great. We visited two of the five trolls.
In May we rode to West Seattle to see Bruun Idun in Lincoln Park in Alki.
In June we rode to Issaquah to see Jakob Two Trees.
Hopefully we will visit Oscar the Bird King on Vashon Island, Pia the Peacekeeper on Bainbridge Island and Frankie Feetsplinters in Ballard.
Two down and three more to go.
Note, there is a sixth troll, Ole Bolle, but he is located near Portland Oregon. I don't think my friends and I will be riding to see him, but I may have to drive there sometime in the near future for a visit.
May visit to see Bruun Idun
On Sunday, August first, I participated in the August Chilly Hilly. Normally held the last Sunday in February but due to COVID, it was cancelled in February and for the first time held in the summer. The summer edition was named Not Chilly, Still Hilly. I had a blast! I rode it with three friends. Calista, Kelly and Larry.
We met on Bainbridge Island at the start and began our ride around 8 am. And here is our ride around the island in pictures . . .
After surviving the horrible year, 2020 and COVID, I have high hopes that this year we will be back to "normal". At least I hope so. I guess I can only wait and see.
My traveling was put on hold in 2020. I had two international trips that I had to cancel and two in country trips cancelled. My cycling suffered but I did purchase a Peloton bike and that helped a lot.
I've begun meeting with a few cycling friends and we have started riding again.
Here's to a better year for everyone!
Stay healthy, safe and smart! And be kind! We need more of that in this world.
Things accomplished in the past year . . .
New kitchen floor put in . . .
