I have no sense of urgency, only pleasure. Life is mine 7X24. I live among the urgent, ones who are serving others and grabbing a bit of personal time. Their time is short and packed w/ things to do. I just roll along getting caught up in their freedom. I resist saying no then ride along. I experienced this life in Hurricane when one ride offer after another presented itself that I accepted setting aside a rest day. In Sedona the game has amped up w/ after ride beer, a place to hang, and riders to hang with. Oh, and friends I have made here. Details of past days are murky hanging in time of what day. Life goes on in Sedona that I will attempt to capture.
Maybe work backwards into time.
New Years Eve ride was an easier 2:00PM shop ride from Bike and Bean w/ a few tourons and the rest regulars. Sedona easier ride means shorter time and a little less chunk. Simon brought his dog Annie that followed a different path home that resulted in her being taken in by a well meaner thinking that she was abandoned. Sleezy Breezy wash is a challenge w/ ice on the puddles and following John on a rigid single speed. I pulled up short 2x of knocking us both down onto cactus. We finished the ride back @ the Bean ejoying the open beer tap and fine tequila. Dinner was pushed back. I shared bagels and a cream cheese mix I made after I found my flat bread molded; no hummus. Main course was a bag full of wendy’s dollar meal “goodies”. I scored a chicken sandwich on nutritiously dead white bun w/ a piece of stout iceberg lettuce, I can’t speak for the chicken. Several women returned later w/ a bowl of hummus and vegetables. Great tasting anjo tequila. Jimmy lit a fore in a patio side firepit in front of the store right on the main Village of oak Creek drag. revelry, I lasted till 10:30 then drove out to Beaverhead. My camp spot was taken. I went to bed just b4 12:00. I hearded cheering @ 12:00 as those campers cheered the significance.
Earlier that day a couple in an older VWWesty stopped @ my van to learn about my solution. Conversation about living on the road ensued. Aaron and Ruth are traveling nurses presently living in Yuma, AZ. Ruth is from NC, Aaron is from Wauna, WA. Later I learned they shopped @ a grocery store in west Sedona and met Danny. They created this ride schedule that I learned about later. I planned a rest day. Instead i rode Highline w/ them.
OK. So I am still celebrating the new year solitary. I enjoyed a shot of Scotch instead of tequila and am fixing my own dinner around nregular dinner time. More to follow… someday. Happy New Year.
66 degrees @ 2:30 in west Sedona. Forecast is for more of the same: Sunscreen and summer riding garb.