It was a really nice day to get out on my bike. I postponed editing today’s video to get a couple of things for tomorrow night’s menu. I stopped for coffee before riding to the park to meet some friends. It’s been a long time since I was able to relax inside a coffee shop. It felt really good.

I cooked an early diner for Sue and myself mostly so I could get to work on the video below.

We are beginning this adventure in Santa Fe, NM where we met up with #1 son and his son. Our first stop is Roswell for lunch and hunt for aliens with our four year old grandson, before moving on to Carlsbad Caverns. Next is Big Bend in southern Texas on the Mexico border. We were planning to canoe into Mexico for dinner, but #1 forgot is passport. The last stop is White Sands national park where we may try some radioactive spring water and see if we can grow a third eye.

On the way back to Santa Fe. #1 will drop us at the Albuquerque airport where we will board a flight to Atlanta to spend Christmas with #2 son and three more grandchildren. We also flew #3 son home from Austin, TX as a Christmas present. He has the house to himself for a while with the chore of caring for our two dogs and a cat.

Tomorrow morning, after two days in Santa Fe, the adventure begins. There is more to come. A lot more.

Packing for a three week trip can be crazy. Eventually I managed to get everything into a carry on. Sue has her stuff in a big suitcase with room to spare. When that got sorted out, I took the dogs for a short walk under clear skys and 45 degrees. Seemed too nice not to ride.

I stopped often, especially in really dark areas where the bike path wound through the wooded area, just to listen to and feel the night. At night, away from humanity, there is so much activity in the animal world, it’s very soothing.

I also rode into the village and along the waterfront hoping to get some photos. All in all, it was a great night to be outside.

It’s chilly with a chance of showers on Cape Cod this last Sunday of November. That makes is kind of a perfect day to watch sports. At the moment I am tuned to Peacock TV where I’m surfing three games. Brentford/Everton, City/West Ham and Leister/Watford. City/West Ham are playing in a heavy snowfall.

After these three conclude, Chelsea will host ManU. Then I have a two hour break, and if the weather cooperates get in a bike ride in time to tune into two consecutive MLS playoff fixtures . The sport overdose will conclude with the USL championship fixture at 8:30 PM.

“Futbol is Life”

The organizers of the ride cancelled because of the wind. Two of us decided to ride in spite of the wind.