Biking

I rode my bike to work again this week; for the past two weeks, I've ridden twice a week, in part to make it easier to go to the boathouse after work. It's been awesome - even on a cool day like today, the ride in and back is beautiful along the Hudson, the sun high enough in the clear sky that the water looks almost blue, and I can see the tide's direction as far up as 125th street. 

The only down side of course is that I get to work a bit sweaty, dressed in bike clothes instead of work clothes, so I have to engage in a little Wonder Woman routine in the restroom. It also makes perfume practically moot unless I bring it in with me. That said, one I'm changed, I have a normal day at the office . . . until I head out and realize that instead of cramming into steel cars in underground tubes, I'll be gliding down a path along the river, earning and burning calories and enjoying a pleasant view.

This is exactly what I was thinking of when I bought my bike this past spring.