Video is the new and fun addition to our Roaming Gallivants blog! We hope you enjoy it. We start with a story about our local area. We begin with marking roads for a local charity bicycle ride, The Wheels of Hope, and end at a barbeque joint on the Greenbrier River. We hope that it … [Read more…]
Written fall of 2013 but still applicable The gym. Grey and characterless. Its character then must be neutral. A huge space, absolutely huge, all in grey. From the torture machines to the carpet. Nothing attractive or rewarding to the eye. Except the human beings. I am not infatuated with gyms. I am there because … [Read more…]
I had spent the hot and humid day doing spring cleaning. Lugging out a winter’s accumulation of junk from the back room. One of those room clean outs where you take everything out of the room and make organized piles of the stuff, but don’t know where to put the piles once you’ve gotten them … [Read more…]
Civil twilight is the time I like to be home from a bike ride. Especially without lights on the bike. Currently, civil twilight here in Pittsfield is 8:35 PM. Zachary appeared in my room in full bike kit around 6:30. “Let’s go ride?” It was more of a statement than a question. What would … [Read more…]
For those of you who wouldn’t dream of going on vacation without your road or mountain bike, let me say just one thing, the Berkshires! You’ve got hundreds of quiet country backroads, plenty of hills with plenty of climbs, and great local food. Sound like a cyclist’s paradise? Definitely! So load your bikes and head for the … [Read more…]
The Gallivants have left the building! Road Trip! We arrived in Pittsfield, MA. last night at about 8:30 PM and headed straight for Baba Louie’s for Pizza, which was excellent as usual. Today we are going to recover from the 12+hour drive by sampling local cuisines and possibly going on a bike ride. We are … [Read more…]
Don’t you love perfection? I am quite fond of it myself, and today I came mighty close to the perfect bicycle ride. This particular route is one of my favorite easy rides. At just under 60 miles, and only 2700 feet of climbing, it is the ride for newbies to get their first taste … [Read more…]
Today we thought about fashion. Not fashion in and of itself, but what it means to feel like you look good doing whatever it is you are doing. Biking seems to be a somewhat grey area when it comes to looking good. We understand that while all the stretch Lycra and fluorescent colors have a … [Read more…]
We Roaming Gallivants are a busy lot. One day we are slacking off and working on this blog and the next we are driving long distances for both pleasure and duty. Today we went to Charleston West Virginia to a accomplish two things: Dropping off my lovely mother at the airport and dropping off flyers … [Read more…]
Today we took Zachary’s mom to the airport in Charleston. After the airport goodbyes, we were starved, as usual, so we headed for lunch on our way home. The Indian restaurant, Little India, presented itself, and in we went! We had a satisfactory meal, despite it being an all-you-can-eat buffet! I had tandoori chicken with … [Read more…]
