I ended up in an Aerosoles shoe store today, someplace I haven’t been in years, and was pleased to discover their luscious fall collection. Merrell needs to take lessons for their bike heels from these!
Aerosoles Sweet Escape – not only are these luscious, the gold piping reminds me of my lovely reflective dress.
Aerosoles Role-By – love the two tone design with the snakeskin. So office perfect!
Aerosoles Temahawk – A flat I can actually wear, with a mini wedge heel. At last!
But I should be getting ready for my first ever bike camping weekend – am I in denial that this is what I’m actually doing this weekend? Am I so worried about it that I’ve completely blocked it from my mind?! Or maybe I’m too clueless to realize that I should be more concerned? (Or maybe just obsessed with shoes…)
This weekend is The Mechanic’s birthday, and he wants to bike the C&O Canal. We are going to start in Shepherdstown, WV, about 75 miles away from DC. We did the CASA River Ride in that area this spring, and have been looking for a chance to go back, so this is it. A small group of us will meet at the Bavarian Inn for lunch, then stroll around town, have an early dinner, then the kind friend who is loading our bikes in his truck will drop us off on the Canal, and abandon leave us.
Shepherdstown, WV, in May
We’ll camp the first night, bike about 50 miles the next day, then camp again and bike the remaining miles. It’s an easy ride, but I haven’t been camping in a few decades, and I have no idea how I will do. Cooking on a camp stove, baby wipes for a shower, unknown noises in the middle of the night… This will be a true test of our relationship.
Hm…
Now this could be fun! Or scary.
I have no idea what to take, and don’t want to take too much. At least we won’t be out in the total wilds, so we can swing into towns along the way, if we need to. And I guess I’ll be off the grid for a while – I still haven’t found the perfect battery operated phone charger (why does everyone assume that you’ll be charging your phone in a car or from a laptop?! I guess I need one of those fancy solar-powered chargers). I’m taking the real camera though, so I should get some great pictures. And I’m taking my super huge bicycle poncho, just in case Hurricane Isaac makes his way here this weekend…
Ha ha ha – yep, I’ll feel like a dork in this! But if it keeps the water off me, I’m not complaining.
Anyone have any last minute suggestions or advice? If not, wish me luck, and look forward to stories later!
Looking downstream from Shepherdstown
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Advice? Leave the pretty shoes at home. I need the first pair in black or charcoal.
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Toi funny! I just discovered your blog this week on my “bike fashion” Google alert. Loved your post about your dress! I am also going on my first bike camping trip tomorrow. We are riding the Silver Comet Trail in GA. Just picked up my GO camper from http://www.Sylvansport.com and it resembles the tent/camper model on your blog. I’ll be interested in compairing notes after the weekend! Enjoy!
Ha, that is funny! What an adorable trailer! I can’t wait to compare notes, and find out whatyou thought of the trailer. Have fun!