Moving Quickly, Moving Slowly

Friends will be glad to note I have actually adhered to being on vacation - yesterday I did a pick-up century (112 miles) up, down, a bit past, and around Key Largo.  I took Card Sound Road instead of Route One.  Compared to Route One, Card Sound Road is cleaner, has less traffic, better sight lines, and is still a fucking death-trap.  I got clipped by a van (minor van-rash on elbow now), and deliberately buzzed by another (horn pressed down).  The trouble with Card Sound as opposed to One is that there is NO shoulder. I mean none - you have to actually ride in one single 55mph lane with traffic.   

Anyone thinking of cycling the Keys should just take a bus down to Largo and go from there.  North Largo is completely beautiful and fun to ride though. 

On the whole the trip went very well, apart from the assholes on the road.  In the last 10 miles my right knee (same knee that gave me trouble on my parking deck climbing jaunt) tweaked out, so I had to let it go slack and use my left leg.  All's well that end's well. 

Today I'm moving a bit slowly - although the legs seem completely fine now. 

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In other news, I got me some extra furniture: a couch and a couple of extra tables.

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Tonight - "Rabbit Proof Fence" and/or "A Very Long Engagement."  Or I could just have a few martinis and watch Battlestar or Firefly again.  I like my sci-fi kinda beaten down.  I think that's just the Irish in me talking.   

Comments

[Kat]

Parking deck climbing jaunt? (This sounds like a good story!)

Would be interested to know what you thought of Rabbit Proof Fence, and A Very Long Engagement...I haven't seen either yet, but have been meaning to check these out myself.

ps(Congrats on the new couch...what colour is it?)

[Scoplaw]

Jaunt is elsewhere on the blog. . .

Rabbit Proof fence was awesome - very compelling film-making. Haven't seen A Very Long Engagement yet, but I'll let you know.

The couch is a deep gray.