The week was full of incidents and accidents. Only one involved me directly, though. During last week’s DownEast Cyclist Club meeting, I heard that one of the bicyclists that routinely ride the Jacksonville Rails-to-Trails multi-use path had been involved in a nasty crash along the fenced area of Highway 24/Lejeune Blvd near the Camp Lejeune [...]
It’s been a while since I last detailed my adventures in car-free commuting. And, while there’s not a whole lot to talk about, there’s been a few changes. I’ve been reassigned from II MEF Family Readiness to Camp Lejeune’s Installation Personnel Administration Center (IPAC) located further into the base. The daily ride is 22 miles [...]
It’s been more than six months of full-time bicycle commuting and I’ve lived through near-misses by inattentive drivers, being yelled at and Jacksonville’s less-than-stellar bicycling environment. And, while I haven’t used the bicycle for enough other-than-commuting trips, I will be as the weather gets better. I’m going to stop publishing the weekly riding reports. They’ve [...]
This was a short-cycling week. Not voluntarily, mind you. I was hit with a migraine at work on Tuesday and wasn’t able to ride home. AM came to the rescue with a pick up, which meant leaving the Day-Tripper at work. Wednesday, I stayed home with left-over migraine funk and she was ill, too. Thursday, [...]
The bicycle has been named. She’s The Day-Tripper. The inspiration is use of the bike (short tours (hopefully next starting next spring)) and the below Beatles song. Technorati Tags: The Beatles,Day-Tripper,Bicycle Commuting,Car-free,Car-free commuting
I did it. I did it all. And I did it all to myself. On the way to work this morning, the Camp Lejeune gate guard made me stop to check my identification. The problem? It was a last-minute stop and I lost my balance. I did not fall, but the bicycle did. No serious [...]
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