We thought we'd saddle up and ride the Lansing River Trail, but I guess the river was using it. We've seen quite a few spots where the river is getting into places it doesn't belong. I suppose the Kansans we know have it worse. In case you hadn't noticed, we're not in Kansas anymore. Maybe we should be, as there's not much going on in Michigan these days. Unless you like watching real estate values plummet. The river even flowed over our mortgage this spring.
As we pedaled down the trail parallel to the swollen river, several courteous folks pointed out to us that the trail was under water just ahead. Nice folks, these Michiganders. We might just have ridden right into the river without even noticing! Most of the time, people we meet on the River Trail are pretty friendly. Maybe it's just our cute stokers.
Beautiful weather, but if you're a six-old-boy on the back of a tandem, even at 68 F you might want a jacket. And sunglasses. You can still be obnoxious. Squirt some water on your sister.
It's funny to hear all the things people say about the tandems, especially kids.
"Wow, did you see that double bike?"
"Whoa!! A two-seater bike!"
"Aw man, I want one of those!"
"I didn't even know they made bikes like that!"
"Oh, how cute."
And the perennial favorite, "Hey, your kid on the back ain't pedalin'!"
Yup. It's pretty fun.
