We did our longest bike ride yet over the weekend, but still less than the shortest route in El Tour de Tucson, an annual perimeter cycling event in our home city
You see all kinds of interesting things when you’re out and about on a bike. In addition to our wild boar sighting a couple of weeks ago, we came across:
–a guy riding his bike with no hands because he holding a 20 pound dog in his arms
–an old woman riding around the lake smoking like a chimney
–Jez Rusalka – Lake Mermaid in English. A beautiful spot with a nice path through the forest around the lake – some much needed shade on a hot day, enjoyed by families with strollers, dogs, fishermen, as well as cyclists. (No nudist sightings for those of you who know the lake)
–a stadium named Olympia, using the Olympic rings, that seems to have no connections to the Olympics
–some interesting fungus growing on trees
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| Stadion Olimpii |
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| The Art of the Tarte at about 15 miles, great coffee and a beautiful garden |
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| The beach at mermaid lake. We did three laps around this lake, enjoying a hot dog after the first |
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| Hollow tree fungus or shelf fungi – grows on decaying trees |
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An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
tralf
I felt so saddened to read about those 4 children. I can't imagine how horrible it must be for their family.
If you and Ed are riding 30 miles, you're ready for El Tour!
Lois B
tralf – the mother and youngest of the 5 children were on shore; they went too far out into the current I guess. That part of the river is private property belonging to a cement company. So there weren't other people around. The article said there isn't a big emphasis on learning to swim in eastern Europe, and in 70% of the cases, alcohol is involved – obviously not the case here.