Somehow, I did it again
For the second weekend in a row, I manage to ride over 100 miles in a day. There was a triathlon going on Marine Drive, so it was deliciously quiet and lacking in motorized vehicles. Though I was rather confused when a motorcycle pulled up next to me and asked if I was part of the race. More hilarious though? Seeing a vulture (yes, you read that right) hovering around the turn-around point for the running portion of the triathlon. The Columbia Historic Highway was once again unimaginably pretty and I was feeling a lot better this time than the last time I rode it. Got all the way past Multnomah Falls before turning around. There was a classic car rally going along the same road, so I got to see lots of sexy, sexy classic cars. Seriously. We're talking about Mercedes and Ferraris from the era when they looked like sex on wheels. I actually got disappointed every time a modern car passed me. The last twenty miles were pretty unpleasant because my knees were hurting by then and I was saddle sore so badly I kept trying to ride standing up. But, I did it. That's the important part.
Also, I look like a leper. After riding about twenty miles, I noticed that my arms were covered in tiny white spots. At first, I thought that the white tree fluff blowing everywhere had gotten caught in my arm hair. Then I looked closer and realized they were all tiny blisters. Thinking that I had just gotten a bit too much sun, I put on my arm-ies, which were actually pretty useful after it clouded up. I scrubbed my arms really hard and covered them with aloe gel afterwards. Later this evening, I looked at my right arm and realized that a fairly significant chunk of skin was peeling off and a bunch of the blisters had burst, leaving little white rings on my arm. I foresee lots of fun picking at flaking skin this week.
Board game night went pretty well. I played part of a game of Scrabble before Katie showed up and we all played Settlers of Catan. Katie was tricky and managed to win without either Jess or I noticing how close she was. And this from the girl who said she was really bad at it. Don't think I'll believe that next time. Suffice it to say that this will definitely have to happen again.
Also, I look like a leper. After riding about twenty miles, I noticed that my arms were covered in tiny white spots. At first, I thought that the white tree fluff blowing everywhere had gotten caught in my arm hair. Then I looked closer and realized they were all tiny blisters. Thinking that I had just gotten a bit too much sun, I put on my arm-ies, which were actually pretty useful after it clouded up. I scrubbed my arms really hard and covered them with aloe gel afterwards. Later this evening, I looked at my right arm and realized that a fairly significant chunk of skin was peeling off and a bunch of the blisters had burst, leaving little white rings on my arm. I foresee lots of fun picking at flaking skin this week.
Board game night went pretty well. I played part of a game of Scrabble before Katie showed up and we all played Settlers of Catan. Katie was tricky and managed to win without either Jess or I noticing how close she was. And this from the girl who said she was really bad at it. Don't think I'll believe that next time. Suffice it to say that this will definitely have to happen again.