Today I did slightly shortened version of the Chinatown ride I took yesterday. What I left off were my meanderings through the parks along the way. Instead of going down the waterfront at Kakaako I simply stuck to the road. This got me to work on time and gave me a nice morning stretch. I may have to start fifteen minutes earlier though – I’d have like just wee bit more. 🙂
So it’s settled then, I’ll have to try to get up at 4:30 A.M. instead of 4:45 A.M. Which really seems to beg the question of why not 4:00 A.M. and just go for it. If I did that I could leave the house at 4:30 and get to work at 5:30 after a nice leisurely hour’s ride – to go, mind you, about a mile.
The thing is, it’s so beautiful that early in the morning that it seems a shame to waste it sleeping. The lack of traffic is a really the big draw. It may be dark when I leave, but it’s not the same as riding in the evening when the drunks are out. Oh there may be one or two early in the morning, those that have missed crashing into concrete abutments and such, but you can spot them a mile off. literally, they are about the only thing driving.
The real beauty of the morning is being near the ocean before sunrise when the colors start to show up. Since much of the oceanside is park or has a slow road with a view it’s very easy to soak up the morning.
Ideally I’d like to ride from downtown to Diamond Head along the waterfront and still have time to make it to work. I’ve got to figure out far that is so I’ll know how long it will take me!
I can at least keep track of time these days with my new $16 watch, a Casio (again). My last one gave up the ghost after I cracked the crystal. It was a $14 Casio that lasted just over a year. I really wish I could keep watches, but even the nice ones seem to get destroyed pretty regularly. Because I’ll probably misplace the manual, here’s my link for future reference, Casio 3321.
Aloha!
Slower, cheaper, less useful…