Mission Accomplished

We did it! Around 12:30 today I got back from what seemed like the longest bike ride in the history of my life. We started at around 7:45 this morning. As planned, we rode along the lakefront, and then jumped on Sheridan Road. We went through Evanston, and then had breakfast at a place called Clarke's. We ate outside and it was great to unwind for about 45 minutes. We then went into Borders because Carolyn wanted to buy a book, and then we heard some chatty Cathy talking about this bike trail that she really likes. The trail goes along the north branch of the Chicago River, and part of the trail included a sculpture garden for a couple of miles. So we went home that way, and it was a nice change of scenery. We stopped a couple times along the way because it was getting really hot, or maybe because we were just really out of shape?... I think all in all, we rode about 35-45 miles. It was a fun day, and we had a great time.