63 and free

We made a really bad decision this day: to ride bikes 50+ kilometres. It sounded lovely. A 1.3 km tunnel at the start. Mostly downhill to begin, then flat. Some of it seaside through wetlands. An island. Pass by chicken ranches, cow and sheep pastures. Lovely towns and many pleasant eateries along the way (it’s called “The Great Taste Trail”, and would take DAYS to do it completely).

Little did we know. The last half was into the wind…and we were NOT on ebikes.

By the time we reached the NW end of Rabbit island to catch the ferry across to our pickup point (about 5 hours after we started peddling), we were DONE. We were like those wobbly marathon runners barely making it across the finish line.

On the other hand…WE DID IT!

Bernie has this miracle ointment called “Deep Blue” that more or less saved our lives. We were actually able to walk the next day. It was easier than…ummm… sitting…