The Goat and I were lucky enough to have the Best Dog Ever, aka Maya (sweet as apple pie-ya), for a couple of days while her people were up in NYC. We throughly enjoy her company and take every opportunity to take her hiking and swimming.
The B.D.E.
But first things first, we had a charity ride to attend to Saturday morning. Sonja and I had volunteered to be ride leaders for the Pedaling for Peace, a ride to support the William Penn House. We were set to lead the 40-mile "spirited" ride leaving from Capitol Hill and riding out to Great Falls and back.
We had to return Maya Saturday evening. We were sad to see her go but it did lead us to the grand idea of my racing the single speed category at Greenbriar on Sunday. Initially I was going to race my normal category of sport (with my geared bike!) which started at 11:30. Sonja's pro race was not until 2. With the dog, having different race times is good because one of us can always be with her, but with no dog, the prospect of more sleep won out and I decided to race the SS category which went off at 2 as well.
Gathering at the William Penn House
Poops got a kick out of the fact that Sonja and I were leading a "peace" ride. In his own words... "Doesn't Sonja like to rip the legs off people?"
Poops is the man with a wrench and CHB's mechanic extraordinaire.
Our instructions were to keep the group together until McArthur, then let it rip and whoever went with us, went with us. We had other ride leaders back in the pack to look after those that were not up to the pace. It wound up being an extremely fun ride with a great group of people.
After the ride we took Maya hiking on the Potomac Heritage Trail and discovered several new swimming holes.
Maya is a funny dog. Most retrievers will get the stick and bring it right back. Maya, however, likes to swim just for swimming's sake. She will intentionally circle around the stick several times before snatching it up in her jaws then take the long way back to the shore.
Maya is a funny dog. Most retrievers will get the stick and bring it right back. Maya, however, likes to swim just for swimming's sake. She will intentionally circle around the stick several times before snatching it up in her jaws then take the long way back to the shore.
We had to return Maya Saturday evening. We were sad to see her go but it did lead us to the grand idea of my racing the single speed category at Greenbriar on Sunday. Initially I was going to race my normal category of sport (with my geared bike!) which started at 11:30. Sonja's pro race was not until 2. With the dog, having different race times is good because one of us can always be with her, but with no dog, the prospect of more sleep won out and I decided to race the SS category which went off at 2 as well.
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Thanks for the photos of Maya(Sweet as Apple Pie-Ya!) I didn't catch them the last couple of times I looked at your blog. She looks great and appears to have slimmed down some. I really want to get out there sometime soon to see you guys - maybe in the fall when the museums aren't crawling with kids!
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