Well, today the Phoenix weather kept me from nothing. It's kind of hard not to ride/hike/explore when you're living in 60 degrees, mostly sunny with nice breeze all day. Maybe some scattered showers here and there just for fun...but strangely nowhere that I was at any particular time. Just sort of off in the distance. I suppose the weather did keep me from riding really hard. I was forced into a leisure pace which including such time consuming things as stopping (often) to smell flowers, and stopping (more often) to admire the scenery. Yeah, it was nice out today.

Though nothing like the weather in D.C. the other day. I must say that the trip was very nice. I had a blast. The only thing I would do differently is stay longer on the east coast. I would have liked to have a pizza experience, and they say that you haven't ridden a subway until you've ridden the NYC subway. I guess, in other words I'm saying that I'm going to New York and check out that scene pretty soon.

It was fun to play dress up in cold weather clothes as well. Most of what I wear usually consists of a t-shirt and shorts, or jeans if it's chilly out. Not in Lancaster though...not at all. But the scarf that Ms. Lola Marie made was crazy warm. At first I was a little apprehensive about sporting a scarf. I didn't want to look to "metro" if you know what I mean. But once you feel the warm hug under your coat you're hooked!! Plus the colors were cool and not feminine at all. So, basically we decided we like home made clothing because it comes custom, and everybody loves custom.

I had never been out east before. Unless you count Florida...and I don't. Florida is like California....but with more old people. And I know what California is about. No, I had never before seen the landscape of Pennsylvania. I had never seen the farms, the small towns. I had never seen the architecture of a small city such as Lancaster. I had never seen the way they stack building right next to one another. With the cycle of buildings broken only occasionally by a church that always seems more beautiful than the last. I'm talking cathedrals people! Very beautiful....indeed.

We went to Londas local hang out. A nice place called Yorgo's. We sat and had drinks, while people she went to school with showed up here and there. I think we stayed at the bar so long partly because of the cold air outside. It was very cold for this desert dweller, but otherwise I couldn't have asked for better weather. At one point our server/bartender/sister of a girl Londa went to school with came over to our table because, with us being the only customers, she had nothing better to do. She was a little drunk, which was good considering Londa and I had been tying one on for a while at this point. Anyway, she came over and just kind of joined the conversation for a bit. The place just added to the "home" style of everything I saw in PA.

It was just a nice trip all around. It was some much over due and much needed time alone with just the two of us. And it was an excellent chance to broaden my traveling horizon. We only get one trip on this carousel called life on the third tiny planet. Might as well check the place out....at least a little.