Exactly like riding a bike, because that’s what I did this weekend. Back in the first iteration of my Korea life I had a very nice bicycle that I’d ride along the bike paths on the Han River. But that was seven years ago.
Circumstances being what they are I broke down and purchased an inexpensive bike on Saturday. I just couldn’t handle the desolation and distances involved in hiking the river here.
The bike, helmet, and lock came to W234,000.
Nothing fancy, but she’ll carry me to places my tired old legs would never see.
Kinda like this…
The ajumma who sold me the bike was also very friendly. I was wearing shorts and she noticed the varicose veins on my left leg. She told me I really needed to see a doctor about that as she stroked my leg and tsk tsked. I promised her I’d get it checked out.
So, it turns out that riding a bike is much more strenuous than walking. Maybe that should be obvious but it came as a surprise to me. I was shifting into low gear on the slightest of inclines and really pumping hard on the pedals. I guess that’s a good thing, cardio-wise anyway.
That first day I was also in quite a bit of pain.
This cruel bastard was the cause of my butt hurt.
So after an abbreviated ride of an hour or so, I parked the bike at home and hoofed it to PX on base.
Where I purchased a seat more appropriate to the size of my ass. Today’s ride was much longer and much more comfortable for sure.
Anyway, I plan to incorporate the weekend biking into my regular exercise routine. Which means the river rides will be in addition to my daily step goal of at least 15,000.
In other news…
Maybe so, but not so much when you are living a solitary existence.
Still, I took myself out on a dinner date and enjoyed me some pretty decent Mexican food. For dessert I won the dart tourney at IDK for the second week in a row…
There was a full moon Friday night…
Which led me to a pub called “Horse and Cow”…
The Pub featured a drink special called “Sweet Tight Pussy.” Sorry, but I’m not going to pay for it!
This is the only pussy I saw all night…
That was my weekend and all that jazz…
Congrats on the bike! Quite cheap, too. I can sympathize re: saddle sores and the amount of effort it takes to go up even small hills with shallow slopes. If the new seat you bought proves insufficient, you can probably buy a gel covering for the seat, which might help a little bit.