Yesterday Ann and I went on a long tandem ride. It was the last chance Ann would have to ride before leaving this morning for Sara’s house for a visit. We decided to first head up Croy. I wanted a long down hill so I could check out the new drag brake we had installed on our tandem.

Ann was so happy to be out riding the bike that she could not resist giving me a kiss.

Okay, so the picture was posed, as was this one that we took in front of a tree that was starting to show it’s fall colors.

As we went back down the canyon, I tried out the new drag brake. It has a bar end shifter that you can click through several settings, each adding more drag. I must say that I put it on maximum drag and still had to brake, and Croy is not that steep. But I guess it is worth having.

We then headed out to Bailey, then back toward Morgan Hill. We went up Willow Springs, along Oak Glen and then back over Llagas. Aw we were descending down I was suddenly stung by a bee, right above the left eye. I had to stop right away. Ann could not see the stinger to pull it out. With nothing to do but go on, we biked to Erik’s Deli in Morgan Hill to eat lunch. Then it was back home for a total of 56 miles. A very good ride, not counting the bee sting.

When I got up this morning, my eye was all swollen. I didn’t expect to have that much of a reaction. I could still see well enough to drive Ann to the airport and later to do a bike ride. But the swelling is quite visible. I hope it gets better real quick since I have a major bike event this weekend, that I have to ride, rain or shine.

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