SABBIKICAL 2K7

If you read my first post "Lost Blog," you'll know what a Sabbikical is. If not, here's the gist - bicycles, escaping the city, camping, tilting at windmills. For some reason, on the first Sabbikical we started saying "Sabbikical Abides" in hopes that it would force us to create some sort of annual tradition out of it. Well, we did it again in 2006, and we just got back from SABBIKICAL 2K7!

We've grown in numbers; Brendan joined Dan and I this year. Last year's Sabbikical was flat and boring, so this time I decided to use Google Earth to plan a route. The problem is, what looks like "interesting terrain" turns out to actually be "misery on wheels". At one point, I appologized for the route being a little hilly, and Brendan said, "Hilly?! This is a mountain! This is not a Hill!!" He then pointed to the ski-resort sign. In fact, we almost could have gone skiing, the overnight low where we set up camp Saturday night was 33 degrees.

Needless to say, between the hills, the cold, the lack of sleep, and one muscle injury we did not make it to our destination. We were rescued by a friend on Sunday afternoon. But it was not a loss. We still had many adventures, spent some time with America, and learned once again how blessed and easy our day-to-day lives are. Sabbikical abides!