It is two weeks since I returned from the Australian Bike Friday Club Weekend. The experience was great and I managed to have a good time meeting both old and new friends and riding around the Grafton area however getting back in the swing of things back home in Tewantin has been difficult.
First I developed a heavy cold probably caused by getting my bum wet:). I felt really bad on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and survived by taking Cold and Flu tablets. I used my older bike for shopping on Thursday but really should have used the car. I was fit enough and over the infectious stage by Friday and was able to do my MOW run. It was an exceptionally long run and I drove about 40Km to deliver to about 25 clients. As it was a Friday I also delivered frozen meals to many of the clients. It took well over two hours and by the end I was exhausted and on returning home had to rest up for the afternoon.
I had hoped to go cycling with the Sunshine Coast Bicycle Touring Club on Saturday morning but the weather forecast was for heavy rain and storms. When I woke up on Saturday I could hear the rain pouring down so I rolled over and stayed in bed. I managed to get through the weekend OK and actually did all my washing and cleaning but spent the most of the time resting up. While the cold symptoms had gone away I now felt very weak and for some reason very depressed. I think that coming back to an empty house after being with a group of people for several days had an effect.
Over the last week things have gradually improved. I have been preparing a talk for the Sunshine Coast Computer Club and also attended their meeting at Buderim where I give advice to members on the Linux Operating System. I enjoyed my bicycle shopping trip on Thursday. I also did MOW on both Thurdsay and Friday as we were short of a driver. These were short runs.
Another thing is that I have booked Helen's airfares for a visit starting on the 4th May for two weeks. It will be nice to see her again and I know that she has been having difficult time missing her Mum so we can help each other.
I was fit enough to go for a ride with the SCBTC on their 30Km ride last Saturday which started near the University of the Sunshine Coast at Chancellor College. We started and finished the ride through the University Grounds where we had an audience of the local mob of quite large kangaroos. Our ride took us through the local scenic areas to Forest Glen where we stopped for coffee before returning home via Sippy Downs. It was a nice ride and reasonably fast as we averaged about 20KPH excluding the coffee break. In spite of still feeling a bit weak from the cold my fitness has definitely improved and I able to ride much more easily.
I went out for a short ride yesterday to get new library books.
I realise how much I still miss Margaret and find myself thinking of the times, both good and bad, we had together. I think that the last word is the nub of my feelings, I miss being together with her.
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