Sharing the Road… some thoughts on our new mode of transportation
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This EcoMetro post is pretty interesting, considering the advance of cyclist’s all around the world. The “red bike” program mentioned in the post sounds perfect for this area. I was even thinking about the possibility of visitors to our new home being able to hop on the bikes with us since we do not have a car- this way they can rent them for the ride!
Saturday we ventured the farthest yet, with beautiful weather we decided to bike to the DIY Advent Craft Fair Imago put on in SE Portland. The total miles we biked were about 7. This was our route (thanks to www.byCycle.org):
We had so much fun and it really didn’t take as long as we thought it would. Nearly every street we were on had a bike lane, since we chose “safest” route on the trip planner site. Before moving to Portland, we would hop on our bike’s to go to the park and I don’t recall ever passing another biker. Plus, we had to stay on the sidewalk- Lakeland was definitely dominated by vehicles and I wouldn’t have dared to ride in street!
Bike accidents in Portland have been on the news lately, and now that I’ve been out more I realize that many fellow bikers do not wear their helmets, do not stay in the bike lanes, and do not stop for red lights. Hubby and I are novices at best, but we never ride without helmets, ride through the lights or even stop signs, and we do our best to use hand signals to communicate with each other and other vehicles. Maybe that’s uncool, but when toting precious cargo, coolness isn’t a priority!
Well, this was pretty random but hey, its what’s on my mind. The only other thing I can share is that I’ve had a bad migraine since yesterday afternoon and every thing I smell makes me queasy, along with a pounding headache. This is pretty abnormal for me so I’m a bit puzzled, but I’m sure it will pass soon. Any one got any homeopathic remedies for migraines (Diane?!)
First of all, that biking sounds so fun! I was surprised the first time I biked a really long distance that it wasn’t nearly as tiring as I suspected it would be.
I’m laughing because when I read you’re having migraines (sorry to hear!), I thought, I’d better get on that for her and send her some herbal cures! My favorite pain-relieving “herb” is ginger root. You can take about an inch of the root, peel it, chop it up really fine, and put it in a pot of water (about 2 cups) and simmer it down halfway. I drink this daily for back pain, and it’s also great for PMS pain and asthma.
There’s a blog I recently discovered, and I love it. It’s http://www.natural-holistic-health.com. Under the Pain Management section she has a recipe for a migraine tea that has St. John’s Wort, Valerian, Linden and Juniper in it. Very cool site!
Hope you feel better, dear! I hate migraines…
oh, thanks Diane! I have some ginger root so I’ll going to make that right now!
I started taking St. John’s Wort pills for seasonal “down” mood I was getting, but I wonder how I can get my hands on all the ingredients for the migraine tea easily- esp if I feel this coming on again.
I’ve been wondering if having started a yoga class last week has something to do with this, maybe its even a little cleansing, who knows!