the last ride around New York

Last summer, Randy taught me how to ride the bike again. It took 1 hour in the parking lot of his building. People walking past would chuckle and cheer me on...it was kind of embarrassing! Since then, I have bicycled crazily in the streets of Tuscon and in the calm streets of Middlebury and the path towards the organic garden. On Sunday, Randy rented a tandem bicycle and we biked all along the west coast of Manhattan--and it was so beautiful! This was my first time biking on a tandem bicycle (what comes to mind is the image of Afsana and Sophie's mom synchronizing their pedaling on their tandem in Tuscon, hehee!) Anyways, it was a bit of a struggle to synchronize with Randy since he is kind of a maniac when it comes to bicycling! From the East side, we rode through the streets of Manhattan to get to the West side highway...omg imagine bicycling through NYC traffic! It was scary! Half the time I was clinging onto the handle bars for dear life and telling Randy that there was a car behind us...Luckily we made it to the bicycle lane unscathed! Once we were on the lane, it was smooth biking! The west side is so beautiful! The Hudson river is so gorgeous! We biked through some really scenic routes--I wish I had my camera to photograph some of the sights I saw. I couldn't believe I was still in New York City!


Since we were on a tandem bike, I didn't have to pay as much attention as I usually do--I trust Randy! I just took in all the sights and lived in the moment. I was so happy to be in New York. I closed my eyes and looked up toward the sky and the beaming sun. I saw the shadows of the trees dance on my eyelids. I took my hands off the handlebars and just pedaled (I know! It was so daring of me, but I took a risk and did it. It was exhilarating!)I breathed in and thought to myself how wonderful life is and how happy I am.

I was smiling throughout the whole bike trip. My mouth was so dry from grinning like a schmuck! I'm going to miss New York.

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