My First Trike Ride

OK, this has absolutely nothing to do with our upcoming Laguna trip. But it's a huge deal for me personally. A few months ago, I woke up one day and started ruminating on the possible consequences of falling off my mountain bike at speed. I'm not 20 any more and probably would not bounce off a tree and land on my feet with some dust on my pants. I began thinking that I might break something important. So, I started thinking about the recumbent trike lady I used to see in Birch Bay. As I was riding my bike around the village, I used to see this frail-looking elderly lady pumping her way down the street. It did not matter how slow she went, she could not fall off. So, recently, I started searching YouTube for trike info. And I found a ton of it, some of it almost professional in quality. As a result, I selected the Catrike Villager as my weapon and got in touch with the local Catrike dealer. They were extremely welcoming and offered me a test drive on a Villager that they had just built for a customer. I drove this thing around the block and back to the store. And I got out my credit card. That was ten days ago and, just last Friday, I picked up my very own Villager. It had been shipped from the factory in Florida, and assembled and adjusted in just a few days. It comes in about ten colors; I selected Atomic Orange. It seemed appropriate since I just saw the movie Oppenheimer. Anyway, I took it out early yesterday morning, before the temperature got too ferocious, and Agnes made the video. Enjoy.

 

Our Credentials Have Arrived

I haven't written anything recently because not much was happening
trip-wise. We have been working on our bathroom renovation plans; we have
been ordering fixtures and supplies, and wearing out our credit card;
hopefully, we will be ready when the work starts in November. And I did buy
a recumbent trike; hopefully, I won't fall off this thing and ruin my day. I
haven't had any serious injuries from falling off my upright bike, but I
feel I have been warned.

Anyway, yesterday, our lovely mail lady brought us a USPS Priority Mail,
signature required, envelope. It contained our Laguna Seca Raceway
credentials and our elite parking pass. It also contained detailed
instructions on how to find the back entrance to the track. I guess they are
trying to avoid a traffic jam on CA-68. No worries, we have been there many
times before and could find the back entrance in our sleep. So, it's
beginning to feel real. We leave for the coast in about two weeks. After the
race, we'll spend a few days with family and then head home. Stay tuned.

PS: We learned recently that this will be the last September IndyCar race at
Laguna. Next year, the Laguna race will be in March and the season finale
will be in September in downtown Nashville. I guess the attendance, and cash
flow, are better at "party" tracks like Nashville.