So today I went riding again and although I didn't really do much better than before, I did make up my mind about whether or not to go biking or walking. The determining factor was that it became patently obvious that I was using an entirely different set of muscles for cycling than I was for walking. If I am walking and just get disgusted with it, I am more or less just stuck where I am. However, if I'm cycling and just get disgusted with it – as happened the other day – then I can always just hop off the bike and walk it. While walking the bicycle sort of sucks, I don't think it would suck any worse than walking with a backpack full of crap. So, yes, I am cycling with the proviso that I reserve the right to just hop off and walk the bike when I feel like it.
Anyway, on 3 November, they are doing some event at Tara and I want to be there. From here to Dublin is about 200 miles and I think I want to give myself some leeway so I'm going to set off about 13 days in advance. If I were walking, the walk would take about 10 days averaging 20 miles a day. With the bike, it should be much quicker; but I've never been to that part of Ireland anyway, so if I'm there earlier and for a longer time, nothing much is lost.
So now the goal is to get my bike and all ready to go. There are certainly some things I need to do and to learn, but I have a couple weeks so we'll see.
Tomorrow is the big moving day, so that should be long and hard. So it is to bed early tonight and up early tomorrow.
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