Family Trip with EVERYTHING... and a Trash Can

So we have come down to Georgia to visit family (both mine and my wife's). The bad part is that I didn't get to ride for two days in a row. Thursday I missed due to traffic court (that's another story altogether...) and Friday I missed due a mere 9-hour trip in the car. That was fun. I could literally feel myself getting fatter just sitting there for so long.

And to make that worse, I actually had an ice cream cone yesterday! Well, first it is important to know that we have a little bit a tradition. Since we usually come down I-95, the kids always want to stop at South of the Border. If you do not know what that is... you HAVE to take a trip down 95 just to get the experience once. Trust me, there is enough local color that you do not even have to get off of the interstate to experience it. Well, it is a good point approximately half way, and not a bad place to stretch our legs, so we usually stop and let the boys get an ice cream cone. It was here that I made my mistake.

I had an ice cream too.

Full fat ice cream.

I know that was horrible for any kind of weight loss, but I have lost 5 lbs in the first week of cycling, and was feeling good, and was apparently not thinking. So I had a "trash can." This is a flavor of ice cream that is a combination of all other flavors. I don't know how or why they make it, but they do. And it is offered at South of the Border. And I had one. It must be popular as it was the only flavor that was nearly gone. All I can say is that was another once in a lifetime experience that I am glad I had, and will never have again.

So, that aside, we made it back down to south Georgia for the first time in nearly a year. But I did the important thing: I brought my bike. It's going to be fun to ride in my old stomping grounds and see how it compares. I used to ride on a crappy old Wal-Mart bike, which was great until I replaced it with a Trek... one of the best moves I have made.

So now I get to see how a good bike and one year's worth of experience on a decent bike changes the riding experience in south Georgia.

I'll let you know how it goes.