55th ride - 7/4/2015

I slept in this morning, not riding until the tardy hour of 8:00, and then eased up for the holiday and only did 2 round trips to Marsh Park, finishing the 17.5 miles in 1 hour and 56 minutes. All the time I rode, my thoughts were with the wonderful day we had together with family yesterday at JB's house, and also with Christy and the kids, making their way westward after a 6:00 a.m. departure. They should be about getting to or past Chicago by now (as I write, at 10:40 a.m.), and are going as far as the western edge of Iowa today, so they "only" have another 11 hours to get home tomorrow.