Coffeeneuring #3: Grocery Run
Oct. 24th, 2020 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bikingandbakingI am not sure whether I'll get through all 8 coffeeneuring rides this season, because I feel like going out just for coffee is a bit selfish, but if I can combine it with another reason I need to go out into the world, then I don't feel so bad. So I did my normal grocery + coffee run this morning early enough to beat the rush (mostly; I didn't have to wait outside to get into the coffee line, but it was out the door when I came out with my cup.)
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/4236912598/overview
Where I went: Quebrada Baking Company, 208 Mass Ave.
When I went: Saturday, October 24, at around 7:30 am.
What I drank: An iced regular coffee (pastry: mushroom croissant)
Ride Recap: Cargo bike is still awesome. Swallows up my two giant reusable grocery bags and hauls it home without bothering with the e-assist. (The two reusable grocery bags are, since I DNFed PBP, my PBP souvenir -- we went to the grocery for ride snacks and had to buy bags.) It does still need a coffee-cup holder, which I may get later today; D needs something from JoAnn Fabrics, which is right next to Cycle Loft, and I will tag along and pick up one. (D does not drink coffee and does not understand the necessity of this on the bike. Alas. I don't need it as much right now because I can't sip coffee on the go with a mask on, but this way I can bring coffee from the sidewalk outside the shop to somewhere nicer to drink it in future.)
How far: About 8.4 miles -- Strava thinks it's more, but that includes the GPS bouncing around while I was in the grocery store.
The Arlington Water Tower, looking somewhat baleful under clouds, and which reminds me I should ride more hills:
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/4236912598/overview
Where I went: Quebrada Baking Company, 208 Mass Ave.
When I went: Saturday, October 24, at around 7:30 am.
What I drank: An iced regular coffee (pastry: mushroom croissant)
Ride Recap: Cargo bike is still awesome. Swallows up my two giant reusable grocery bags and hauls it home without bothering with the e-assist. (The two reusable grocery bags are, since I DNFed PBP, my PBP souvenir -- we went to the grocery for ride snacks and had to buy bags.) It does still need a coffee-cup holder, which I may get later today; D needs something from JoAnn Fabrics, which is right next to Cycle Loft, and I will tag along and pick up one. (D does not drink coffee and does not understand the necessity of this on the bike. Alas. I don't need it as much right now because I can't sip coffee on the go with a mask on, but this way I can bring coffee from the sidewalk outside the shop to somewhere nicer to drink it in future.)
How far: About 8.4 miles -- Strava thinks it's more, but that includes the GPS bouncing around while I was in the grocery store.
The Arlington Water Tower, looking somewhat baleful under clouds, and which reminds me I should ride more hills: