Well he did it again ....

[Nortoon_imp]

I don't ride with one particular person all the time but rather different friends over the summer.
However, the older I get the "older in their own minds" my much younger friends as beginning to get and are not as enthusiastic. They're not giving up, but they seem to be giving in. A day ride very often amounts to half a day so most of the time I ride alone.

All that said, I know the day will come when I'll have to hang up the helmet. At age 81 that horizon may not be too far off, but in the meantime (years), miles of smiles for me

81 and still riding! That makes me feel much better.

I played hockey until I was 48 and baseball till I was 56. I always felt blessed with my good health and was often mistaken by other people to be much younger than I was. I think my positive attitude had a lot to do with that as well.

But over the last 5 years the doctors have stealing parts from me. First my gall bladder and recently my prostate gland. Recovered better than expected from the prostate surgery. But then had large kidney stone blocked the duct from my kidney to my bladder and ended with a late night trip in an ambulance. Fortunately it passed a few days later without pain.

Definitely sleep more and run out of steam late in the afternoon. Both signs of old age. My 73 birthday is less than a month away. But I have already started back walking the local nature trail. Hopefully that will increase my stamina a bit. I still want to be able to ride from 8 in the morning to 5 in the evening. May take a few more rest stops though.

I prefer to ride alone, but always have my cell phone with me just in case. May have to consider some carrying some Tylenol just in case.