This past weekend I really wanted to go on an adventure. I was hoping it would involve camping but Walker is back on his study schedule so he gave me all of Saturday but we had to be home that night.

Saturday morning we rode our bikes to the ferry downtown and hopped on the one to Bainbridge island. We visited their farmer’s market and got a few things to add to our picnic lunch and started to bike the 7 miles to Fay Bainbridge state park on the more northern part of the island. It was not an easy ride. The island is full of really big hills and I kept having to take breaks. We also stopped at a garage sale and an estate sale along the way. Finally we made it and after the ride we were hungry!

We explored a bit, almost took a nap, and then headed back south on our bikes. We stopped at a winery about half way back and then rode another 2 miles to another winery, brewery, and a distillery (they are all in the same business park) and did a bit more tasting. Then we biked back into town for dinner before heading back on the ferry. By the time we got to downtown Seattle my legs felt like rubber and we still had just under 2 miles to go but all uphill of course. Walker was encouraging and I was wanting to give up. I walked at one point and was like I can’t make it, but I got back on my bike and pushed on.

When I got home I was sweaty and dead tired but you know what?! I did it! I biked all day and I didn’t give up even when I wanted to so badly. It felt good in a sore kind of way. Ha! I would do it again, I think.