First of the Year

 

North Fork Loxahatchee River Bridge
Tequesta, FL
January 13, 2024

Chris and I managed our first bike rides of the year yesterday. I was good to get the bikes out of the garage, top off the tires, and hit the pavement. There was more wind than we had expected and so we shortened our ride to about 10 miles--that was wise especially considering that it had been almost 4 weeks since we were last in the saddle. 

It was a beautiful morning for a ride, despite the wind. We knew from the weather report that rain was moving into the area for the afternoon and we needed to get out earlier than later. 

We also knew that we expected to become couch potatoes during the afternoon and evening while watching the NFL Wildcard Playoff Games. Our shortened ride worked out great as we toured around Tequesta and updated ourselves on the status of activities in our community. It looked to be a good morning for boating--but, well, we did not reserve a boat and we had other activities to accomplish. 

We are still trying to bet back into our groove after being gone. 

Hopefully, the weather will allow me a ride today before I fall onto the sofa for more football magic. I am 2-0 so far in predicting winners, although secretly I was hoping that Miami would win over Kansas City just to shock the Chiefs back into reality. But alas, the Dolphins frosted over and never made much of a game out of the contest. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL