He said he wanted to show me something and that he knew the way. Things happened differently than expected. Saturday’s ride was a series of unpleasant and poorly considered decisions that resulted in a hard-fought victory for Mystery and me. The day itself held significance as both the day of the Felasco 50, but more importantly it was Elvis’ birthday. Not a day for a lap around the standard trails. A statement was needed. Besides, I felt like I could take anything he could conjure up and still be riding tall at the end of the day. That’s pretty much what happened.

My attorney recommends against any discussion of the route, especially any mention of 10 ft. tall fences, ankle deep mud, or the smilac maze. I can say that we didn’t see a proper trail until hour 3 of the ride.

We didn’t get 50 miles, but we got the suffering of 100.

How as your weekend?

Juancho

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  1. We hammered our crotches into hamburger by riding on national forest roads for 8 hours. On the up side we had a lovely lunch of fried mullet in Sumatra at the Coastal Family Restaurant (“Family” = no alcohol served, ever).

  2. I said, ‘Take it easy, baby
    I worked all day and my feet feel just like lead
    You got my shirt tails
    Flyin’ all over the place
    And the sweat poppin’ out of my head’
    She said, ‘Hey, Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on a workin’ for
    This ain’t no time to quit’
    She said, ‘Go, Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on dancin’
    I’m about to have myself a fit’
    Bossa nova, Bossa nova

    I said, ‘Hey little mama,
    Let’s sit down
    Have a drink and dig the band’
    She said, ‘Drink, drink, drink
    Oh, fiddle-de-dink
    I can dance with a drink in my hand’
    She said ‘Hey Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on workin’ for
    This ain’t no time to drink’
    She said ‘Go, Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on dancin’
    ‘Cause I ain’t got time to think’

    I said, ‘Come on, baby
    It’s hot in here
    And it’s oh so cool outside
    If you lend me a dollar
    I can buy some gas
    And we can go for a little ride’
    She said, ‘Hey Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on workin’ for I ain’t got time for that’
    She said, ‘Go Bossa nova, baby
    Keep on dancin’
    Or I’ll find myself another cat’