07-16-21 But Can You FEEL The Scenery?
At work and at the payroll. It is a never ending story. I was thrilled when Stacey arrived for the cash for Crab swap. This is what 157.50 of Dungeness Crab from Haida Gwaii looks like. I can not wait to enjoy it. I will have to pause my Hello Fresh for a week as I plan to just eat crab. Once I thaw it there will be no wasting.
I headed out to pick up a screen that I bought second hand for outdoor movie nights. From their location I could really see the fire that is kicked up in the mountains. On the way back to the office I took opportunity to stop for bloodwork and hit up Canadian Tire for a cool wagon and a pump for big bottles to use at Summer Sounds. I hope to introduce the ViMF water crew idea here. I know how much I love when they come round and offer to fill my water bottle.
After I finally finished everything I needed to get completed today, I came home and switched into Motorcycle clothes and boots and headed to Creston. Now I love road trips, jump in the car, crank the AC and the tunes and enjoy the ever changing scenery. But I really love a motorcycle road trip. I can’t go as long, I think due to my leg pain issue, but I sure do love it. I mean you can FEEL the scenery, enjoy it at a whole different level. Every smell and site, occasional taste even is vibrant and enjoyable. Even gross diesel truck smells make me feel alive. The only problem is that it is barely comfortable to ride at the moment due to the heat. I wore my jacket just connected by the zipper at the bottom and my jeans and Blundstones and summer gloves but it was still uncomfortable. The ride home was cooler as I left Cranbrook at 6:22, left Creston at 7:23 and arrived in the driveway at 9:33. The hour time change makes the timing of things so odd. I did stop at the Fas Gas and Rocky, the manager was awesome! He has only been in Creston for 4 months and he was really delightful. He told me that the gas was much cheaper today to treat his customers because he had run out of gas for a couple days and he wanted to keep them happy. Who does that!!! I highly recommend stopping there, in Erickson, just outside Creston. I didn’t even realize it is a general store with liquor and all.
While I was there a guy with his young kid in a big tuck hauling a trailer load of hay, was patiently waiting for me to move my bike. I apologized and he said it was ok, he was admiring my bike and to please have a safe ride. Honestly, people can be so nice. I saw quite a few bikes on the road and I can tell you the only part I didn’t like was the grooved pavement. They are doing a rather long stretch of repaying. I was blessed by the fact that I didn’t know and only had one 3 minute stop in the shade on the way there. It is a bit uncomfortable for me to be riding without a speedometer though so I may make time to replace the cable on the weekend. When there were so few cars going in my direction it was hard to go with the flow of traffic and I have to get used to the feel of my bike again after not riding much for a long time.
I pulled over to take one more picture before turning toward home. It’s not looking good.
triumphgal 