Bike Commuting

This past week has been absolutely fantastic!  Darla, Mallory, and I had a great family vacation up at Light House Point Cottages at the northern most point of Cedar Point.  We were right on the break wall.  The Mean Streak was right behind us.  We drove up Tuesday afternoon.

We checked in shortly after 4:00 and started Happy Hour as soon as our backpacks hit the floor.  I brought a light the bag charcoal and we had tandoori chicken on the grill and some vindaloo quinoa.  It had rained earlier that day and the park was empty so we decided to go into that park using their twilight pass.  Rode the new Maverick and all the other big rides.  Absolutely no lines.  Most times we were the only three in the coaster.

Wednesday we were in the park all day.  So many times we try to cover too much ground and miss the details.  This time we really took our time since the main rides were out of the way.  Caught a couple of shows, rode the train and paddlewheel, and even sat around and watch glassblowing back in Frontierland.

Back at the cottage Darla and I had a nightcap overlooking the lake.  The moon and stars were so bright.  Thursday we gently made our way back to Columbus.

Since I took Route 4 and 23, most of it was 55mph.  I got 30.6 mpg in the Subie.  I decided to try 55mph all the way to Lima and back, while visiting Pops for Father's Day.  Even in the 65mph stretches I kept the cruise locked at 55.  Not too many people whizzed by me.  I can see that people aren't leaning into the throttle like they used to.  Anyway, by keeping it at the double nickel the entire way I was able to get 36mpg out of that tank.  Isn't that amazing.  I think we should lower speeds back down to 55mph across the country to help conserve.  I am doing it proactively and Darla isn't even complaining!

I named this post Bike Commuting for a reason.  Outside of those trips, I have been riding my bike for everything else.  Krogers, Whole Foods, Lowe's, you name it.  I even rode over to Darla's work and we rode to a park that's close and had a picnic lunch.  Good Ol' PB&J.  Tomorrow I am going to dry run the commute to my new job.  Its 8.5 miles by car standards.  I've got some recon to do for the Emerald Parkway and Tuttle intersection.  I think there is a back way through Britton Woods and Tuttle's Grove, but we'll see.  

Alright Y'all (for my kid sis interning in Texas), I have to ride my bike to meet Dar for dinner.