After a couple of weeks rest, my muscles were starting to get flabby again. I traveled to Stone Mountain Park for another jaunt around the rock for another 5.1 miles.
My lovely wife celebrated her birthday today, spending most of it lolly-gagging in the pool. In the evening, I took her to The Palace Indian Restaurant in Norcross, where I had 13 friends meet us and surprise her!
1000-Mile Project
I only managed to ride 2.9 miles today at Best Friend Park, mainly because this is the first ride I’ve made since finishing the project a week ago at Stone Mountain. I will need to build my endurance back since I plan to ride my age (59 miles in one day) – on 5 separate occasions this year. However I see I’ll have to get my butt back in gear. . . !
Its so dadgum HOT this summer too . . .
After finishing the “Year of the 1000 Miles,” Michael and friends mosied over to watch the one-hour laser show at Stone Mountain.
Today makes the last day of my “1000-Mile Journey” to ride a unicycle for charity. What started in Vero Beach on August 1, 2010 was ended at Stone Mountain Park on this day after 1021.6 miles logged!
Thanks for hanging in there with me, and my thanks go out to Brigitte, Jason, Rena, Don, Bruce, Susan, the guys in the Unicycle Club, and others too numerous to mention.
Normally I’m plugging the Himalayan Childrens Charities (HCC), and still would like you to donate something to this worthy cause, today I have to put in a word for an orphan dog…
My sister Page just sent me a request to find a home for “Onyx” as follows:
Please Take Me Home
“Do you know anyone that would be willing to take this little dog (currently in Johns Creek, GA)? I have emailed Dee and she has her hands full with her mother with dementia, her kids, her husband and two dogs of her own. Would it be possible to put Onyx on your blog as available for adoption? . . . I am trying to help her out as I know what she is going through! Thanks!”
So, if you have any interest in this little bundle of joy – or know someone who is, please call Dee (see details below).
“JOHNS CREEK, GA (near Alpharetta, Duluth)
This is a real cutie, a senior that still has many years ahead – if you have questions please contact Dee at 678-699-8198 or email: jdbcjharris5 [at] yahoo [dot] com. We need to find a retirement home for this sweetie. Put her in a shelter and she will be a dead dog.”
Unicycle Ride for Charity
I’m now in that “Limbo Stage” of my project – I’ve completed the 1000 miles before my August 1st deadline, but don’t want to just sit idly resting on my laurels either… So, after a week’s rest from riding, I took the Gold Goose over to Best Friend Park and pumped out 3.9 miles. Total mileage to date is 1012.5.
Although I felt good getting the legs rolling again, I also noticed more than the usual fatigue and sweat afterwards. This was probably due to the fact that, after my return home, a severe summer rainstorm set in!
The evening was spent with friends celebrating my wife Brigitte’s job layoff after 14 years! She’s home now, and on a cleaning binge and generally enjoying life until its time for the next phase.
Brigitte and I headed back home to Atlanta from Tybee, but stopped off in Richmond Hill where our friends Monte and Marjorie had just bought a house – on the Ogeechee River!
Unicycled all over Tybee today - 6 miles. Total mileage to date is 1008.6.
Unicycle ride for charity. Trip to the Tybee boat ramp with Chuck, with introduction to the Crab Cab Service.Total mileage to date: 1002.6.
