I went for a practice ride last week. A friend rented a motorcycle and we rode around an elementary school parking lot. It sounds lame but I dropped the bike once. I have a great deal of respect for the motorcycle and everything that it takes to pilot safely.
After last week I decided that I needed to go further, so this week I rented a bike and not going round and round in a parking lot I drove to my friend's house, with mapquest in my head and my stomach in my mouth I set off this morning. I felt like the first time I rode my bicycle into the next city over. I was extending my reach and I was nervous but exhilarated.
I made it to my friends house and we set out. Three at first then only two. We went down PCH and ended up at Laguna. AMAZING! I live in one of the most beautiful spots in the world. I hesitate to say that because there are too many people here already but it's true. We stopped at a spot and looked at the beach and sea lions on the rocks below and back out on the road.
Today was one to the best days I've ever had, and my birthday is only two weeks away.
