Musings

                                                                                                    

 I have been getting ready for the trip and just thinking about how strange it is.  If anyone had told me last year that I would be doing this, and that I was the one who suggested it, I would have told them they were nuts and would have run and hid.  I always liked hiking but have never been a really physical person.  I perfer the comfort of a well air conditioned car and although I love to camp haven't done it for a few years.

   Here I am a 51 one year old overweight gramma planning a bicycle trip over 126 miles total.   Granted the ride is listed as easy in most parts but still......Me! 

   Some of my co-workers are worried about me.  My son is more then a little concerned.  Surprisenly I am not worried at all.   I am on vacation, I don't have to do it fast, I can take my time, rest as I need to.  Take lots of pictures and after all, I am a highly trained nurse who can handle any emergency that might befall us.   I have a cell phone, the longest distance between towns is only 13.6 miles which I could ride in 30 minutes if I had to.  I am even playing with the idea of bringing our tent and camping out.  Hubby isn't to thrilled with that though.  What an adventure this will be for me.  Maybe even to tame. 

  Of course some people will think this is nothing, but you have to know where I was at physically last year to appreciate what this means and what I have done to get this far.  From 30 minutes at Curves 3 times a week to this.  From living with severe pain and high blood pressure to being for the most part pain free and I have a very good, even low blood pressure these days.  Most days the top number is under 100!  My pulse which used to run about 120 is now in the 70's to 80's.  I am not the fat old gramma I was last year.  I am a new fit fat old gramma this year.  Yippy!

   Anyway this is what I have been thinking about today as we get things ready.  We are going to do a practice load on the bikes to see how everything fits.  We don't want them so packed with stuff that they weight 50 pounds more.  The weather is suppose to be in the 90's, darn, so we have to make sure we have plenty of water which will be the heaviest thing.  Some changes of clothes as I sweat like a faucet when it is hot out and I don't have bike clothes.  I am just feeling so good about this.