Crissi's Blog

Aaaahhhh....this is the life!! Instant transformation into a "mushroom-head" (with my helmet) and it's off cycling around the lake on a magical scenic route!! There's nothing quite like cycling on a gorgeous day!!

What magic it is taking a ride and witnessing the exquisite beauty of nature first hand with the breeze blowing …!! Today’s ride was even more magical than most. The trail was quieter than ever (it certainly pays leaving earlier for the ride than usual… before the teenyboppers are up and out yet:D )

I thought it was a statue at first but noticed that it slowly turned its head to follow my gaze as I cycled past.

As I started on todays ride – the first minute in – I subconsciously notice this huge thing on the right side on a grass embankment outside one of the office buildings (you know how you – via the side of your eye – suddenly & immediately notice things that seem “different”…that are not usually there?) and turn to the right. It was an amazingly beautiful and *huge* falcon.

If it wasn’t moving its head to follow my gaze as I cycled past, I really would have thought it was statue! I don’t think I have ever quite seen one so close up before…just a few metres away. It was really something! It really is quite incredible all the different things one notices each day on the trails… the incredible amount of colourful butterflies that are fluttering everywhere, the cute little chipmunks that are darting here, there and everywhere, the wondrous array of different flowers and species of birds…so much that we just simply take for granted. Well, today I thank God for all these gifts that I am able to enjoy each and every day!

It's just a not-so-little bug, that's all...

Well, I went for my ride after all and it was absolute MAGIC! I must admit…the best time to ride is when there’s an impending storm on the horizon! The trails are really quiet and the breeze is truly magical!! The temperatures were perfect too! It would have been the perfect ride altogether had I not had a battle with the bugs!

There’s nothing quite like hearing a loud BZZZZZZZZ and then feeling a solid ‘THWUMP’ as a not-so-little bug disappears beneath the neckline of your tee-shirt as you’re breezing down the trail at 20MPH! Well, thank goodness a mad shake of the shirt was all that it took to set the bug free…ahhh….bliss once again as the buzzing sound is no longer heard but only the silky smooth wind as it glides through the hair….aahhhhhh….

Until the NEXT bug adventure of course! Or was it just a (little fat) leaf that fell between the vents in my helmet? Well, never fear while Crissi’s here! 2 seconds later and the (little fat) leaf was history!!

And the rest of the ride was absolute magic. Bliss. Heaven.

And now on to the rest of the day…

The gorgeous riding machine!

So here is a l’il pic of the incredible riding machine! At this point I’m about to get a tee shirt that says “I love Bianchi!”…this is how happy I am with my bike:) I’ve been spending some time doing research on what bike rack to get for my car, to carry “Biagio” around (I even named my bike! AM I getting soft in the head?) Looks like the verdict is in for the Sarus Bones 2…

My very spoilt girl Taicha

Hopefully I will be able to get out and ride today…am soooooo tired! My [very very very spoilt] dog Taicha kept me up *all* night! She can’t sleep when there’s lightning and there were little flashes of lightning right throughout the night alas. So…that meant zero sleep for me too. Here’s a pic on the right of the spoiled girl that I love to bits!

If she doesn’t sleep tonight then I am wearing earplugs and that’s it! Whether I’ll be able to wake up the alarm tomorrow morning is another story altogether…!

P.S. YAY for Spain winning the 2010 World Cup !! VIVA ESPANA!! Of course I would have been absolutely ECSTATIC had South Africa won! At least we are the reigning Rugby World Champs!! GO SA!!