It was a weekend of finding time for naps in between engagements. That must sound very ’senior’ to you, I know.
The switch from summer to fall certainly has some ramifications for my bio-clock and such. I just need my naps now. Early darkness, rainy days, wind, all that jive, it doesn’t help my physical ‘momentum’ going from one place to the other.
Still, can’t complain, at least I feel very much alive :-p.
Saturday evening was about meeting and dining with friends visiting from Paris (with in lockstep, friends visiting from the US). Fate would have it one of those friends fell asleep longer than anticipated (nap-alert), just like me, but we all got our act together at the American Hotel bar and strolled to our dinner reservation. We thought. Apparently, some kitchen appliance at the Indonesian restaurant had blown up, or something, so we diverted to something deliciously Thai, but alas, completely booked. One stone trow away, we settled down in a genuine and serene Portuguese establishment.
No night caps, everyone was longing for those longer naps. I know I was.
Bike Huggers in town.
Sunday morning was supposed to start at 8 A.M., but you guessed it already, not even the maxed out volume on my alarm clock could handle the simple job of waking me up.
A tad later, I met up with Pam & Byron from Bike Hugger. They had a few hours to kill in Amsterdam on their layover to Italy. It was a power-tour, both the route and our resistance to the drizzle-mixed-with-downpour. We mainly kept on riding to stay warm…and besides highlighting some of Amsterdam’s characteristics, you can see me yapping up a storm in Byron’s Huggacast (video). Yeah, another case of Soaking Cycling.
Power Tour Guide
It don’t think it spoiled their day, really. Dropped off the rentals at Central Station, said goodbyes and I was on my way home for my first change of wardrobe and…a short nap before the next stage.
Arriving at Workcycles‘ (5 year) anniversary / new shop opening / brunch / bbq party was like a warm bath. Family, friends, co-workers, colleagues from other shops, clients, people from the neighborhood, etc, everybody was there. A little sausage here, a little beer/wine there, live music, food, nice conversations (shout out to Ralf from Chopperdome!), it was all good.
One last leg…no nap in between, but letting my parents in for post-dinner coffee and a well deserved catching up on things. Face to face is so much nicer when you too often resort to Skype Video or the phone.
Now I’m pooped, postponing going to sleep, just to get this post done. I don’t regret that, either, you know me too well by now :-p
WHAT TO DO NOW?