For the last few weeks, karen and I have had a regular Thursday night babysitter. We’ve seen our first in-theater movie in a while, done some relaxing shopping, but last night with the great weather, we took a bike ride. We stayed looking stylish and cruised around, enjoying the spring air. We headed to booksmith in coolidge corner to browse around. I’m getting really used to the xtracycle, and the funny thing is that the bar-end shifters are really the most noticeable difference with any other bike I’ve had. We ended up at the Belgian beer serving Publick House and chilled outside next to the bikes, while waiting for a spot. A beautiful evening! Once inside, we tried a variety of beers, along with some mussels and Belgian frites. We had a delightful, slightly-drunk ride home in the cool air.
The next morning (today), I got up at 5:30 to get ready for my first bike-train-bike commute to work. Fortunately I looked at the schedule last night to see that all the trains are on Good Friday schedules. 25 minutes of biking down the Jamaica Way and along the Esplanade was so refreshing and scenic. I got to the train station faster that I had expected and so I had a bit of a wait. Boarding the empty train was pretty basic and there were only three other passengers heading outbound. I got off at the Reading stop and biked another 45 minutes — grand total 19 miles. I have to do it on the way home too, which ought to be fun!