So today was my second bike ride in with Jess, and the first one in the style that the rest will likely be.  What I mean by that is that I didn’t go in to the school with her, and instead just rode up to the gate and parted ways there.

All told, the ride was roughly an hour long.  At one point there are 100-meter markings on the road leading up to the red beer tents, as we call them.  I measured with my highly sensitive, scientific equipment (read: wristwatch), and we were traveling each 100 meters in almost exactly 20 seconds.  So, with some power-math, I came up with our speed of 30 kmph (18.64 mph).  We didn’t stay at that speed the whole way, because there are a few turns, but I’d say we didn’t average too far below that.

The ride is pretty nice.  The bike trail is actually a paved road for about 3/4 of the trip, with the last bit being pretty well packed dirt.  On the way we pass a few small establishments, including the beer tents, a gardening store, and a housing complex that we looked at.  There are a lot of farm fields, and the whole way is tree-lined. 

Some of the traffic lights were out this morning, so we had to wait for the huge line of cars to pass before we could cross.  

Well, I haven’t had breakfast yet, and I need to shower, too, before I get to work.  I’d better go do that.