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Not a common Monday
It’s very pleasant to start a new week with a day off. The main reason was to study and to let the repairman in. Then a succession of events occurred:
- he called me in the early morning and let me know at what time he was going to arrive,
- I will be going to be on call from this evening on,
- According to the weather forecast, it was the last sunny day until God knows when.
- I couldn’t find any interactive or bottom-up way to study the security framework I needed.
Based on all the facts above, I invited some people for an evening BBQ, went out into the forest and rode my mountain bike, bought some groceries to cook a nice salad, let the repairman fix the dishwasher, started some laundry, went out again to another forest, mowed the lawn, went shopping for BBQ food and finally had my guests.
Tam showed up to pick up his car, but unfortunately his battery was flat; since it’s a hybrid, it wasn’t possible to push it. Therefore, he stayed with us for dinner until his car could be fixed, which took about 1 minute and cost 100 Euros. At least he could enjoy some fish kebab, grilled mushrooms and other vegetables with us. It was nice to spend some time with some friends!
Ended the day doing 61 km of activities, including 48 km on my bike. Still 690 km to go this month and 6,428 km this year (7,042 km would be ideal if I can afford not to include non-bike sports as well). Too bad I won’t have as much free time this week for cycling…
Of course my mind wasn’t on security frameworks while mountain biking, but rather on organising some games on mountain bikes based on the snake game, which could be played in groups in the city centre or in the forest.
Lunch ride to Diekirch
Today I went to the Meetup event called Lazy Sunday Bike Ride.
The meeting point was in Mersch at 10:15. I left home on time, but went slowly and did a detour via the city centre, and at 9:44 I saw the sign displaying 15 remaining kilometres; I had to boost and arrived there exactly at 10:15 😉 Of course, I could also have contacted the organiser as I knew the tour details, but that would have been no fun.
The group was great; it was great riding with 12 other people while talking a bit and listening to others – I have two ears and one mouth. One person got lost so I went back to fetch her and we finally found the group back after an hour, and we cycled to Diekirch and stopped for lunch in a Portuguese restaurant named Jardin du Portugal where the food was good so I recommend it.
In total, I cycled another 109 km today; it was called a “Lazy” 😉
I’ve done 412 km of outdoor activities this week, and I still need another 743 km this month to reach my goal, but since I’m on duty next week, I won’t be able to cycle as much as last week.
To finish the day, I’ve cleaned the BBQ; it’s like a new one 🙂
Saturday’s MTB ride
Today I went mountain biking. I left home for Grund, Clausen, Neudorf, Kirchberg, Senningerberg, Sandweiler, Hesperange, Leudelange, and back home. Another 50 km have been added to my counter 😉
It seems the frog season started, and at some point, the path went through a private property:
New month, new challenge
In May, days are getting longer. That’s great! I can spend more time outside (since I don’t completely trust my eyesight, I’d rather stay close to home at night).
I renewed my 1,000 km goal for this month but would like to reach 10,000 km by the end of 2014. This one is going to be tough! I’ve done 3,339 km this year so far; more than 6,600 km remaining – that’s about 27 km every day.
Yesterday I was lazy, and it was Labour Day, but I have a good excuse: thunderstorms. Actually, I was getting ready for a 50 km ride when I heard thunder, and then I was invited to join some friends for dinner at a great Portuguese restaurant called Atlantico.
Since I have postponed my cycling tour to today, I’ve extended it a bit, but the uphill slope was tough; cycling against the wind didn’t help.
Despite its difficulty, it was a nice and idyllic ride.
Some sections will look different in the future, as they are building a road that will be a primary road close to the cycling route…
PS: still fine without chocolate, candies or Coke 🙂