Today I did something that I rarely, if ever, do. I was reviewing my BLOG and noticed that someone had clicked on a link to a bike ride I took with my deceased friend, Lou Dini. A neuron in my brain fired, saying, “Follow the link.” I did, and I spent an hour reading two articles I posted on Grumpajoesplace. It is a gloomy, grey, cold February day, so re-reading a story about a trip I took during the turn of the century seemed like a worthy thing to do.
I took the trip with longtime friend, Lou Dini from Panduit, whom I met in 1968. He and I rode bicycles for exercise and eventually graduated to taking adventure tours together. We had often discussed Nova Scotia as a worthy adventure. Why? Neither of us could answer that question sensibly. “It sounds like fun” was the best answer we could conjure.
The link I mentioned above was to atlanticcanadacycling. Out of curiosity, I followed the link to see what it was about. It is the site I used to register for a supported tour of Nova Scotia, Canada. On this website, there are several rider endorsements, including mine. Lou and I wrote detailed accounts of our experiences. Lou’s is titled “Nova Scotia,” and mine is “Nova Scotia, My Side of the Story.” It surprised me to learn that my account is the one that Atlantic Canada Cycling decided to feature. I am more excited because that makes me a published writer.
Reading both accounts has left me in a state of melancholy because Lou is on a heavenly adventure, while I am stuck on planet Earth. My riding days are over; I am sorry to say that I sold my recumbent bike. There have been too many instances when I wished I still had the bike to ride again. Just recently, I envisioned taking a solo ride around the Great Lakes. Wouldn’t that be an adventure?
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I REMEMBER LOU & YOUR ADVENTURES ON BICYLES.
I WAS A LITTLE JELOUS, BECAUSE I HADENT RODE A BIKE SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER.