The Journey...of New Friendships

"It's not the destination, it's the journey" That's the quote from my new friend who came down to visit this weekend from the far north. I hope she really means that because our destination didn't go as planned.

The "destination" was to get some biking done on the Kal-Haven trail, grill out, then head to South Haven to catch a sunset and maybe get some kite flying in (I'm not super disappointed about missing the kite flying!). The "journey" became hanging out watching the weather, grilling steaks while holding an umbrella, a trip a quarter of the way to South Haven before turning back once the next batch of storms hit, and finally concluded watching a movie. The weather really didn't cooperate with what I had planed for the weekend, though the temps were nice, that was about it.

Sunday turned slightly better, even though overcast, we did get a bike ride in. We biked the new side of the Kal-Haven trail taking us from the original trail head to downtown Kalamazoo where the trail stops and construction is going to start for this year. The ride turned into a fun ten mile bike trip on smooth pavement. Even though trail is in new condition, with the rain from the previous day, there were a few puddles scattered here and there. One would think that I'd be the "boy" of the bunch, splashing through the puddles, getting dirty, causing trouble, yet I was the only one actively avoiding the mess! Instead the two "girls" were the troublemakers! I'm not sure there was a puddle they avoided on the whole trip and both ended the trip with spotty mud spots on them! Their moms would not be impressed when laundry day rolls around.

Even though the weather could have been better, I think we still had a fun weekend and look forward to getting more biking in....and finding much bigger mud puddles to "dare" them to ride through!