That was harder than I remember...
Today Bobbin and I ventured out with the bike & trailer. Our cunning plan: To bike 6 miles along the trail to our favourite park where we'd meet up with Miss E, have a picnic lunch, play on the climber, feed the ducks and geese, run and play some more, and then bike 6 miles back to the car.
We kept to plan and had a GREAT time, but MAN, that was harder than I remember. The last time we took the trailer out, Bobbin was all of 9 months old and weighed a lot less. I was about 25 lbs lighter myself, and my knees didn't bounce of my tummy when I pedaled. Ok - I'm exaggerating about the tummy, but really not by much.
It took us about 40 minutes to bike to the park and about an hour to bike back. I had to stop a couple of times each way to adjust the trailer. The bars on our bikes are a little thicker than what the hitch supports. It wasn't a noticeable problem 2 years ago when it was carrying less weight but it was a noticeable problem today. Bobbin did get to hear a few choice words pass my lips when I stopped the 2nd time each way. Hopefully the fun of the trip will override any memory, and I won't hear the words "goddamn piece of crap" emanating from the living room the next time she's putting her Thomas the Train tracks together on the coffee table.
So today's exercise was 12 miles on a bicycle towing several lbs of extra weight. I'm not sure how much the trailer itself weighs, but Bobbin is now 34.5 lbs. Plus our lunch bag and water bottles in the back.
And on the cookie front - none for 5 days. Lets see what happens at work tomorrow.
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