Monday, May 31, 2010
Ribs
BB and I decided to make smoked ribs for the holiday. Yum. We had MM and John and Marie over and had a grand old time on the deck eating and solving the worlds problems. We ended up with a lot of food left over even after sending things home with everyone.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Bikes
I've been saving Seth's mountain bike for many years. He'd taken it apart but never reassembled it. At any event, I've wanted a mountain bike for geocaching so I decided to see if I could reassemble it and put it back on the road.
I started Monday and much to my surprise it seems that most of the parts are in the box I put them in when I packed up Chelmsford! It's been a bigger project than I'd imagined as it took some time to figure out what was what and where it went. Thanks to help from the Sudbury bike shop I was able to buy the missing parts and now have the bike almost working. All that remains is to adjust the seat, handlebars, brakes, and shifters.
The whole effort has given me a real appreciation for what it takes to assemble a bike. It's a lot of work, even if you know what you're doing (I didn't), have a bike stand (I don't), and have all the tools needed (I had most but not all).
One thing that has made it a lot easier is youtube. There are videos that go through the steps to adjust most everything!
I should finish up tomorrow. After I've tested the bike a bit, I'll try it out geocaching.
I started Monday and much to my surprise it seems that most of the parts are in the box I put them in when I packed up Chelmsford! It's been a bigger project than I'd imagined as it took some time to figure out what was what and where it went. Thanks to help from the Sudbury bike shop I was able to buy the missing parts and now have the bike almost working. All that remains is to adjust the seat, handlebars, brakes, and shifters.
The whole effort has given me a real appreciation for what it takes to assemble a bike. It's a lot of work, even if you know what you're doing (I didn't), have a bike stand (I don't), and have all the tools needed (I had most but not all).
One thing that has made it a lot easier is youtube. There are videos that go through the steps to adjust most everything!
I should finish up tomorrow. After I've tested the bike a bit, I'll try it out geocaching.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Symbol 57
BB and I went up to Portsmouth, NH to look at a Symbol 57 Saturday. We were gifted with an absolutely lovely day and really enjoyed the trip.
The boat was at Wentworth By the Sea Marina. Wentworth has been around for many years. There was an old wooden hotel there dating from the 1900s. It was abandoned until Marriott purchased and restored the hotel adding condos and the marina. The area is now absolutely lovely. BB and I took the opportunity to look about a bit.
The boat itself was simply magnificent. Both of us really liked it. Unfortunately, at 57' it is much to large for our plans to do the loop. That aside, it would make a very comfortable coastal home.
We took the opportunity to drive back along 1A which follows the coast. This early in the year there aren't a lot of tourist so it was a very nice drive. We stopped for lunch in Seabrook at a place with a nice deck overlooking the harbor.
All in all a very nice day.
The boat was at Wentworth By the Sea Marina. Wentworth has been around for many years. There was an old wooden hotel there dating from the 1900s. It was abandoned until Marriott purchased and restored the hotel adding condos and the marina. The area is now absolutely lovely. BB and I took the opportunity to look about a bit.
The boat itself was simply magnificent. Both of us really liked it. Unfortunately, at 57' it is much to large for our plans to do the loop. That aside, it would make a very comfortable coastal home.
We took the opportunity to drive back along 1A which follows the coast. This early in the year there aren't a lot of tourist so it was a very nice drive. We stopped for lunch in Seabrook at a place with a nice deck overlooking the harbor.
All in all a very nice day.
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