Bike Ride to Grocery Store

I talked the kids into going on a bike ride with no particular destination in mind. Five minutes into the ride Julia says, "I'm thirsty." As a result the destination was set to the McLean Giant to get some water.

The Ride

We were on a pike path along Georgetown Pike for most of the way and rode sidewalks for the rest. Julia overcame two obstacles.

1. Her non-gear bike made getting up/down hills an effort.
2. RJ's leadership set an erratic pace which involved a lot of random braking.

Here is the route as recorded by the GPS.

  

The lightening pace of 5.2 mph was a bit understated because my GPS remained on while walking around the grocery store. We could have easily been averaging 6.2 mph :-)

Dead Squirrel

In the middle of the bike trail there was a dead squirrel with "it's guts coming out." Julia missed it (not sure how) on the way out, so on the return trip we talked about it for about 40 minutes until Julia finally got to see it. Yes, she stopped and looked at it.

Accident

Near the McLean library, RJ veered off onto a basketball court. The court was wet. There was moss on the court. Luckily the fall was at low speed, so it did not interrupt the remaining part of the ride.

The Shopping

While at Giant we purchased Gatorade (because it was cheaper than water) some lunch meat. And most importantly we grabbed a bag of Tiger Chips (a.k.a. Cheetos). The kids wanted the Family Size bag, but being a health-conscious parent, I talked them into the standard size.

After getting home, we had lunch and ate the Cheetos. All of the Cheetos. In 15 minutes. Burp.