June 6 - The Long Bike Ride

I got up at 7:50 to try and catch Chuck and MJ to say good-bye but they had left. Oh well, I hope they enjoy the rest of their trip and we look forward to seeing them this winter in Florida.

A view of the trail

At the end of our trail

I made ham-cheese toast for breakfast with cantaloupe and then we readied for a long bike ride. It’s about 1.5 miles from our RV to the entrance station of the park. Then there is a 6 mile one way trail along the river going towards Savannah. At the halfway point there is parking and people can start from there and go in either direction, picnic, or put kayaks in the river. It’s a popular running, walking and biking trail. Well Bill wanted to go to the halfway point and from the time we left home we didn’t stop til we were there. Glad I took water today. I took some photos and video, rest a bit then we headed back. We stopped a couple of time for more photos. By the time we got back I was so tired and had jelly legs and an upset stomach. I sat outside a long time and cooled off and had a cold tea. So we went about 9 miles on the bikes. I think it’s a record. Bill wants to make it a regular trek on our days off. Yeah, right!

View of the river along the trail

Our fridge isn’t doing such a good job at keeping things fresh and cold so the lunch meat didn’t smell so good, so we went with tuna salad on hot dog buns for lunch with fruit and veggies. After lunch I needed a shower while Bill wrote a letter of recommendation. About 2:20 I left for the library to use the computer and wifi. You only get 30 minutes if they have people waiting so I used their computer first to do the things I needed to print, then worked on the blog and uploading photos on my laptop. I had to send Bill’s letter out and info to the company about our most recent batch of bad tires, and catch up on some emails, googling, etc. Left the library about 5:10 and checked out the Tybee Island IGA. Small store, small aisles but huge beer assortment. Has pretty much all you need but rather pricey too. Will make stop tomorrow on the way back from the movie.

Called Karen and got to talk a few minutes til I lost the signal. Fixed some of our NC trout for dinner with fresh green beans and stuffed butternut squash. Bill wasn’t crazy about it. The fish was better as I cooked it just right. I used the leftover couscous to stuff the butternut after microwaving the squash some first, then stuff and baked about 20 minutes. We had strawberry shortcakes for dessert. I had made a batch of cupcakes with sugar free mix and put them in the freezer, so with fat free topping and berries it’s a nice low cal dessert. After our nightly dog walk, which was nice tonight as the afternoon rain while I was gone really cooled things off, I made a batch of fiber one cookies while reading my Harry Potter book. Then I read and watched TV with Bill til he went to bed and am journaling then going to read a bit more.