I should have stopped. Imagine a beautiful Friday night in English bay, people walking, people talking, sunshine, beach. I’m cruising through on my way to repeats of the Stanley Park loop and the smell hits me. Barbequed onions, cheap smoky hotdog smell, mmmmm, sweet summer. How did I resist? There must have been at least five street vendors with BBQs that I passed on my bike. Next time, I’m going to stop.
I guess I was on some kind of mission. I usually bike commute on Fridays but not today. Instead, I did a couple of loops of Stanley Park. I was supposed to ride for 2.5hr but I knew it was time to stop when I almost did a full speed head on into one of those big white movie trucks (the truck was going the wrong way in a blind corner on the one way loop of the park). I can take a hint. Actually, I count myself lucky that I wasn’t seriously smucked. My last minute decision not to turn in for another loop of the park probably saved my life.
After the bike, I met up with Alison for a swim at Kit’s beach. Another hot sunny day, so the bikini babes were out at Kit’s. We looked out of place in our full wet suits. The swim was seriously choppy. I went kind of like this, “Stroke, stroke, weeeeeeee, smack”. The “weeeeeee” was riding the crest of the swell and then the “smack” was your face hitting the ocean. At times, it was so choppy that it had me laughing. Good times, good times.
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I know exactly what you mean when you say “stroke, stroke, weeeeee, smack” and it’s true, all you can do is laugh sometimes. That’s what happened to me when I did my first sprint tri…the water in the lake was so calm right up until the race began and then it got super choppy….I was laughing during my swim because it was so ridiculous. ; )
Great job on the weekend, Kathryn. You looked great in the race. See you soon!
I have this exact thought whenever I pass by the street vendors in stanley park. Yummm. I think we can justify some street meat after a long ride sometime in the next couple of weeks:)