Ode to Biking

Sunday is my self imposed day off. I’ve really been keen for this one more than most, as I have a new bike to get to ride.

It’s a gravel bike. It’s silver. I’m pretty sure if I pedal it long enough, it will take me to interesting places.

This morning, I got it ready. I attached some water bottle holders, strapped on my snack bag, put on my biking clothes and set out!

It’s so exciting to see the world by bicycle. It allows you to explore your landscape and be fully interactive with it. Yet I can still cover some miles.

The speed of a bicycle is just right. For me, it’s about 11 m.p.h. Which incidently, is how fast the ship I work on also travels. Small wonder I like it.

The bike ride is a great metaphor for life. At times, you struggle up that hill into the wind. At times, you are coasting, zooming down the grade with no effort at all. But it’s all under your own power and will. You make it what you want it to be: just like life.

For me, I made it be 32 miles in a grand loop through the mist and fog of a gloomy island Sunday. The bike performed beautifully, and I’m smitten.

So begins a new chapter!