Day 23

Work rocked.

I had a bunch of errands to run after work and I was in no hurry. I had a need for some fresh Aggie Ice Cream so I chugged up the hill to the outlet. I got a bit side tracked trying to find a shortcut through a canal easement and I stopped so some ducks could check out the Madsen.

Back to ice cream. Fresh Raspberry, waffle cone, one (large) scoop. I enjoyed my dripping cone as I coasted through campus towards my home. When I neared "old main hill" I was chased by two formerly ice-blocking teens screaming "hey, is that free ice cream?" while gesturing to the bucket. Seeing the dissappointment on their faces I jokingly replied, "no, but I can give you a ride."

Before I knew it I was unloading my shoes, work bag, bike lock, and sundries from the evening's errands onto the grass as the skinny kids climbed in. What a deal, I didn't even have to offer them any candy. They screamed with glee as I tore down the winding pathway to the bottom of the hill and careened off onto the wet grass. As I skidded to a halt, they said they needed to buy one of these and in the same spastic breath invited me to "break in to the creepy haunted cheese factory" with them tonight. I declined.

Today's mileage: 8.86 miles, saddle time: 1:13:36