4-Day Vacation

Hola all,

I have returned to Fredericksburg. During my four days away, I spent 2 days in OC MD with the Kellermanns. Was enjoyable to walk the boardwalk, get sunburned, eat crabs, listen to the drunks wandering the boardwalk late at night and have their small child attempt to use me as a piece of furniture or toy. From there I drove to Philadelphia to see John, his wife Marie and Andrew. We were to go sailing on saturday, but a flat tire on a trailer altered plans. Instead we went for a "leisurely, warmup" ride of 9-10 miles in a local park. Scenary was good. Then John and Marie prepared a tasty dinner of grilled chicken, salad with mushrooms and asperagus, couscous and a peach chutney. The evening goal (for me) was to sleep and drink as much water as I could hold.
On Sunday morning, we were up at the crack of dawn to get ready for the bike ride. The 22 mile ride through Philly was both scenic and enjoyable. It took about 2 hours on relatively flat ground. The start was along Kelly drive (no cars allowed that morning) up through a place called Manayunk in Philly. Along a river and an old canal. Paths consisted of roads, a boarded old tow path, asphalt bike trails, a semi-ground gravel path, and a very short section of cobblestones. Cobblestones are not fun to go over on my bike.
I was pleasantly suprised that I finished and was able to move after the ride. Today I am significantly less sore then expected.

The only downside to the whole weekend, was the 5.5 hours drive home getting stuck in traffic......gotta luv route 95!