Spring Joy Ride

 "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with

the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,

but rather to skid in sideways,
chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other,

body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
“WOO HOO what a ride!" - unkown

Some rides unfold in a very strange way.  Typically you have a plan and an idea how long, how far and where you are going.  Today we arrived at our scheduled 7:15 AM ride time and we were on the streets of Southwest Michigan shortly after.  Today the plan called for 2-1/2 hours--we did the time.  However, none of us imagined the ride would derail in such a fun and spontaneous way.  "What's that ONS?  You want to spin down Niles Avenue and then take Napier to Yore Rd and pick up Sodus Parkway?  Sure that sounds fun."  Little did we know that the ensuing miles would weave us around 3 small towns (Benton Harbor, Saint Joseph and Stevensville) and log us 40+ miles in the most random of rides. To quote Dr. Seuss, "Oh the places you'll go!"

"ONS" (Odie No Show) insisted on a trip down Napier. 

Any other day a cyclist would not even consider it. 

At 7:15 am on a Sunday Napier Avenue is like an open cycling freeway. 

Shoot, since we're here we might as well go to the mall. 

Intervals next Sunday, Orchard's Mall.

We left the mall and rolled on. 

What would a day be without learning a little something?

"AG" (Amber Girl)(pink) does the scholarly look quite well.



It is Sunday after all. 

 ONS experimenting with nutrition.  Who doesn't eat drumsticks on rides?

"Seek" (Sequel)...I like you're helmet, but "ONS" has a way more goth look.

  (outside joke...you had to be there)

Break'n the law.  Break'n the law.  We're rebels.

 Shout out to "MMB" (Madman Brinker) 

Castle de MMB

Thanks for breakfast, Petey.

"X" (Xterm, Xterminator) shows a little leg.....ok so it's not a little leg.

Peek - a - Boo "Tomas" (Tomas) we see you. 

Tomas, you'll have to have the association fix the gate;

yours is not keeping the Riff Raff out.

Attack on "YAC"

The dog alarm is going off....keeping our distance....stealth pure stealth.

"Lindy" Who?

She moved?  To Hawaii? 

 Cool we'll have a place to stay when we go to the Championships.

For a minute there we thought "MMB" was on our ride.

As close as we'll get "Seek" to the delicious goodness of donuts.

"X" caught brown bag handed

"ONS" ♥ donuts

"Paul" (Paul) - dude in black wishes he'd of bought 2 donuts like ONS.

"AG" striking a mighty fine Dunkin pose.

Hello Dave

How's Ireland? And, what is the maximum load for this swing?

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty....

Until we ride again!

Woo Hoo