Well, Monday was the first day of Bike-To-Work week and the first day of my commute.

I took a test ride on Sunday – riding the 13.5 miles to the bus stop and 13.5 back. Going was about 12 minutes faster than the return because it is more down hill and I slowed down as time went on.

I had the car all ready with bike, gear, even a clothes line strung in the back; drove it to the bus stop and cycled home after work.

The first 2 miles of my route is in town, and I had to go around the main road because of the weekday rush hour. After that, my ride is a beautiful trip through the rolling Pa farmland. The wild honeysuckle is in bloom so I would periodically ride through a cloud of beautiful scents that are never noticed in a car.

The bus ran late and it took longer than I thought to get changed and ready to ride. As a result I started later than expected. I didn’t want to be late for supper so I really pushed! Cut 10 minutes of off Sundays return trip, and made it home just in time for supper. The ride to the bus stop this morning started cool but I soon warmed up. My legs were a little tird form the previous day. The sun came up and it was a beautiful morning. My shoe clip broke. I have others at home but I’m afraid that I’ll have to drive home or I’ll be late for supper if I try riding with one and a half legs. I think I’ll take a quick ride around home after I fix the shoe and have supper.

Wednesday, I’ll drive to the bus stop and cycle home. A couple glitches, but so far – so good!