"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered."

Monday, April 5, 2010

Straight as a (F)Arrow

Friday:  2 April: 15:00 hrs    At Ski Hut, see (F)arrow's "new/old old/new" ride.  the Gravel Avenger

Friday: 2 April:  15:07 hrs  Take photo of said ride, send to (F)arrow

Saturday: 3 April  6:55 hrs  Meet (F)arrow at "the Church" with others

Saturday: 3 April 6:57 depart "the Church" in rain

Saturday: 3 April 8:45  Notice that (F)arrow is exceeding 30 mph on W Knife River      road

Saturday: 3 April 8:55  Coffee at Mocha Moose

Saturday: 3 April 9:15  (F)arrow leaves Mocha Moose, tells me I can catch him

Saturday: 3 April 9:17 Catch (F)arrow

Saturday: 3 April 9:18  Realize we are heading straight into a 30 - 35 mph headwind, with higher gusts.

Saturday: 3 April 9 9:18:01 Realize that if we do not work together we will likely spend nine days on the Scenic Hwy getting home.

Saturday: 3 April 9 9:19 Notice (F)arrow doing "the Funky Chicken"

Saturday: 3 April 9:19:  Realize that (F)arrow is wanting to "work together"

Saturday: 3 April 9:20 - 10:30  Realize that (F)arrow is no longer all over the road, and is indeed able to maintain a straight as an arrow line!

Saturday: 3 April 10:31  Meet Eki on road.  Hear Farrow say to Eki "I can't go back up with you but Rich WILL"

Saturday: 3 April 12:25  Home after 2.5+hrs into nearly straight on, gale force winds.

Monday: 5 April 15:07  Note that (F)arrow has unceremoniously stolen my photo for his own blog.

Monday: 5 April 15:07:02  Over it . . . 

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