Patience and Flexibility

Today brought lessons in patience and flexibility.
I am a VERY impatient "waiting-person.”
If you know me well, that's not new to you.

Arriving at Glens Falls, Queensbury Hotel at 3pm,
We had one hour wait for 4:00pm check-in.
That stretched to six o'clock.
Long time for any of us!

Reminder to self: when waiting, BREATHE!

Waiting was only part of my day.
Like any day, it had many different pieces.

First 35 miles of today's riding; all on Highway 22.
Big help for me to know, "Just follow 22.”

Hills were longer, less steep,
Still lots of them, yet more manageable for me.

Jeanne, our SAG, put out great selection for lunch.
Avocado, provolone cheese, lettuce was my sandwich.
High class, I'd say.
(Half a PBJ too, of course.)

Final portion of ride was to be on bike trail.
Trail closed due to downed electrical wires.

Marleen, with whom I was riding,
Whipped out phone & Google-mapped us to hotel.
Rode some streets ill-suited for bicycles,
Still, we got to hotel safely.

Each day has its own scenario.
Keeps us "on-our-toes."

Hugs,
Lin

Limerick:

Traveling the same number highway,
Keeps ME off an incorrect byway.
When choice is not there,
For which way to bear,
Can't take a road that will lead astray!