Trip fini

The epic summer is over. I am waiting for the plane home. It was a great trip. I climbed all the famous climbs of the Tour and a few others. I am sure there are more mountains to climb, but it will have to be for another trip. I plan to do this again, as hard as it was, it really was a ton of fun. There are a few climbs on which I'd like a re-do. I think I can do better and enjoy it more. Specifically, the Tourmalet and Houtacam.

The fam had a good time, I think. We visited different things this time. We visited some French castles, palaces and took the train to Versailles. It was well worth the time to see all these new things. Versailles is a magnificent place. The gardens were awesome, we visited on a cool day and I could have spent the entire day loafing around and just hanging out in the gardens. I like to imagine the type of activities which used to take place there back in its hay day, you know, before the guillotine.

So, for now, it is back to work and riding and racing the bike on the local scene. Thanks for checking in, I hope you found the blog entertaining or informative. I'll likely keep posting, primarily about riding and racing, but not so frequently. I also plan to post a second video, but it may be a week or so. I need to dig out from email inbox hell.

As for the shoulder, it still aches. It has been about 5 1/2 weeks since the break. The strength is coming back, but certain motions and pressure still cause some pain. There is a pretty cool looking knot, on each collar bone now. While I am not symmetrical, it's close enough. See you on the road.