January 23, 2016. Three Hundred Blogs.

January 23, 2016.  Three Hundred Blogs.  This blog began May 13, 2011.  Annie and I were on the first day of our long-awaited drive to Alaska.  The blog has continued with each subsequent trip, to the Great Lakes, to New England, to Vancouver Island, along the Atlantic Coast and the Pacific Coast, to the Gulf of Mexico and places in between.  We have traveled about 50,000 miles over the last five years to places we enjoy.  Many, we have visited more than once.  Through it all, we've blogged.  Tonight's blog is number 300. 

During the early trips, we didn't blog daily.  More recently, we try to record something each day of our travels.  Annie sometimes accuses me of making up stuff, but of course, I don't.  I may add a little color here and there, but there are factual underpinnings to every story told here.  Some of the things reported here can't be made up. 

So, here's hoping there will be another 300 blogs before we park Harvey the last time.  One of the things I enjoy most is when you comment on what you read here.  Otherwise, it is as though I am shouting into the darkness.  So, thank you for reading the blog and thank you for your comments.

Our bikes are about ten years old.  They require tune-ups periodically.  I could tune them, you know, but that would involve the use of tools.  Annie doesn't let me use tools.  She is afraid I'll hurt myself or make matters worse.  Thursday, we took them to a local bike shop for a tune-up and repairs.  We picked them up this morning.  On the way back to camp, we passed Moe's Original Barbeque.  After three weeks of seafood, barbeque sounded good. 

This afternoon, we braved the cold (42 degrees with a wind chill of 36) and went out on the bikes.  We rode for about an hour and a half along the trails within the park.  The bikes hummed like sewing machines. 

It has been a good day.  I hope your day was good, too.