Actually, it IS riding a bike.

Last weekend, my dear friend Gail was in town. She challenged me to go out and do something new each week. That could include exploring an area, going to a new place, meeting new people, etc. I’m tempted to be a home-body sometimes, so it was a good challenge. Although I might have overdone it last week with 3 things last week. :) (Karaoke with new people was the 1st item… if you decide to count)

This weekend, I finally went biking with my friend Sarah. This might not sound like a big deal… but I haven’t ridden any more than maybe 1 mile at a time since I was in high school. I rode 12 miles on Saturday. Here’s my trail, roughly.

We took a break for some Mr. Softee in Brooklyn. While at the Brooklyn Bridge park; we saw 5 different wedding parties taking pictures, people trying to maneuver 5 huge racing kayaks onto a trailor, a man loading port-a-john’s onto a boat, and much more. All from one bench… it was quite the people watching spot.

There was a sudden flash flood on the way to East Village, which made the ride even more interesting. Then, I biked home at sunset. I didn’t know if I’d make it home considering my lack of cycling abilities, but I made it! And it was great. :)

On Sunday, I explored Tribecca. I was prety amazed, I had no idea how pretty it is.