Every day, I feel more and more ready to increase the mileage of my cycling trips; although my thighs ache a bit and I'm a bit exhausted now, there's intense energy inside me, which I sense must be joy. Have I been warned that this is addictive?
I think so.
Can I answer the question in the title of this post now?
Yay! - 😅 both.
Let me explain better.
I had been feeling a bit strange for a few days. It's not that I was feeling down in the dumps, because I worked on some projects and did my life normally; however, since last Wednesday I felt that something was missing. And today I knew that what was pulling me down was the lack of pedalling. So bless Monday and bless Tai Chi for getting me back in line with my training on wheels.
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If you know me and have read any of my blogs, you are already familiar with my route on Mondays early in the morning. That starts with my Tai Chi practice and I ride my bike to the Cerro Pelado High Performance Training Centre. There I relax and free my mind of all worry and longing, I just want to connect with the present moment and my breath. I just want to feel all that energy around me and incorporate it into my body. In short, I experience happiness.
Cycling afterwards helps me to stay focused. And maybe you say... what is she talking about? Well, it's simple: I'm talking about consciously creating. Directing my thoughts towards productive things and accepting the fact that the life I want, I am already living. Then that happiness I was talking about is enhanced.
I didn't go straight home after Tai Chi. I went to a farmer's market. And since I never have in mind what I'm going to buy, even though I knew I needed something, because the fridge is the remake of the Ice Age, I decided on a mamey, a pineapple, about two pounds of sweet potato and a mango. {LOL}
Definitely, the fridge is still in its remake. 😁
I came home and had a snack. We snacked, I should say by Chanel and Yin, since my MTB Girl feeds off my energy. And I decided to do some work on the laptop. You know, let the creativity shine. But this didn't work out because someone who creates her reality mentally has decided to acquire something... something she had to go and evaluate before buying, of course.
And you know what? Let's leave that purchase that hasn't happened, although it might happen next weekend... I think I found the Zeta cyclotourism team and I'm very excited, so excited, that I came to tell you about it.
Guarapo! I think the guarapo has lowered the pressure on that one on the left, hahaha.... joke
Cyclists definitely love to drink sugarcane juice! These guys went crazy when they saw that sugarcane juice stand at 26 and 17. Vedado. Oh... yes, we reached the Vedado neighbourhood to see... what I needed to see. 😅 And I received some expert help on that issue.
4,69 km + 15.36 km 😜 (Let's add up!)
After the Guarapo, our stomachs needed pizza or something solid to keep these bodies pedalling. So I proposed to them to go to the Malecón, to find somewhere to eat there, and to see if I could take some photos too. The kids are very enthusiastic. I didn't have to insist.
The place chosen was the Torreón de la Chorrera (Malecón and 22nd Street, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana) but they treated us so badly that I didn't even feel like taking pictures in there.
You can now see the faces of Yoyo-Batman and Asrael (those are their battle names) 😂/
So, what do we do now?
I can show you some photos that I took with the Panasonic Lumix before arriving, capturing scenes very close to the sea.
My MTB girl is powerful, yes. Since I met her, I was absolutely in love with her, but... Could there come a day when I decide to replace her? 😶
Who knows? Maybe yes and at the same time maybe not. Because there are things that look alike but are not the same or serve the same purpose...
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Pizza! Time for pizza, we all said at the same time.
A cheap pizza that surprised me because it was crispy and thin, just how I like it. At that cafe on 12th and Línea, Vedado, we sat at some little tables and rested for a bit before heading back. Adding these kilometers to the account. 😄
4,69 km + 15.36 km + 9.78 km 🙃
It's all a matter of time and willingness, right?
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Fantastic pics as usual. All of your are too athletic. I just about manage to get a couple of kms of walking in, that too indoors :( :D
I love strava but not working out enough to warrant a proper subscription. I am brijwhiz there. The person who I generally follow on Strava is my good friend @steevc who is also my mentor who brought me into Hive. I don't know if you guys have met so just connecting my tribe together :) @Steevc, @nanixxx is my team member in the latest Dreemport games as well as wickedly talented in both photography and writing, and outdoorsy sporty things :)
I hate it when restaurants don't treat their customers well.
Sugarcane juice is my favourite too but that sugar content sure knocks me out. Last Sunday i had a good siesta after drinking a whole mug of sugarcane juice with ice and a dash of lime.
I couldn't find you on Strava, @brijwhiz 🙂
Thanks for the compliments. You're very talented too. Very very talented.
Hey, @steevc, I'll keep an eye on your posts. I see you're a runner.
Restaurants. It's a general problem here in Cuba. Few state-owned restaurants work well.
The sugarcane juice quenches thirst and kickstarts metabolism, hahaha 😜
Good to see you back on your bicycle again! The kilometers really add up to a nice total!
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Thanks to you guys. The improvements are happening without me even realizing it. It's truly very satisfying.
Yay! Happiness achieved! Movement is happiness, wind in your face while moving even happier.
You see... get moving!
Nowadays, there are many addictive activities around that bring joy, it seems hahaha Glad you are increasing the mileage and enjoy the process 🚴♀️ 👏
Yes, it seems that everything you do with love and desire becomes addictive. 😉
Gracias 😅
Challenge: Ride that deadly treadly to Australia. 😂
I could mentally get to Australia by adding up the kilometers I'm doing with it. A friend told me about someone who does something like that on Facebook. Sounds fun.
A big hug, cowboy! 😋
Add them up and let's see how close it would get you. Lol.
It's about 16340 km, so nothing... I have to keep pedalling, and a lot. Right now I'm getting ready to take off on wheels.
Best wishes and I hope you are having a nice day. 😉☕
Peddle on!
All good here, busy and all, as usual, but not dead so that's something.
What a great tour and how many kilometres!!!! Yes they drink sugar cane juice!!! If one day you change your bike .... it might happen, for a better one!
The pizza looks great!
😁 How clever you are!
I ordered this pizza with peppers, which is my favorite, but they were out of it and only had onion left. It was good and I was really hungry.
Thanks @avdesign.
mmmmmmm how tasty is that pepper pizza! I want it!
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Onion pizza my favorite! 😋😁
Every day you make more progress, Havana will soon be too small for you. 🥰❤️
Llegaron los coquitoooooos!
Gracias mamani y papaenzo 😁
Your day was busy...you rode a lot of kilometers! Guarapo and company, always welcome, one to replenish energy and the other to share the adventure, both special for your cycling activities.
It is more interesting to ride in company. But I also enjoy my solitude. There is always a balance to be struck.
;)
I am thinking about what will happen, let's say in a few years, when the routes will be so long that Cuba will be too small. A hug @nanixxx
I also wonder about that and more. ¿Quieres el abrazo ya? 😅
Sure, but what kind of question is that? Por supuesto 😁.
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Gracias 🤗, ahora sí 😴.
Hasta mañana.
Yo soy rara así, pero es que recordé este otro comentario tuyo:
https://peakd.com/hive-158694/@enraizar/re-nanixxx-sd193p
Que descanses. 😇
Yo también lo recordaba, y también soy raro, miento para conseguir abrazos... todavía estoy despierto y peleándome con Hive... y va ganando Hive 😄. Que tengas una gran tarde.
The orange 🍊 color is my favorite all the time.its always shine.And the cycle of you is really touch my heart.
Lots of orange things here... and pizza! Oh, how hungry I got when I saw this orange pizza.
My bike is not the orange one. That's a bike was rented by one of the guys because his own was broken.