I decide I would do the smart thing and ride my bike to the library. I thought the people in their cars would feel foolish as I passed them on my bike. Ha ha, suckers, you should have known that the construction would slow you down.
When I crossed over 94 and actually ran into the construction on Hamilton I freak out. Holy smokes, there is no bike bath here! There isn’t even a sidewalk and hey, these cars are really close to me. I could only image who was laughing now.
I decided to cut through a park and take a short ride around the lake. It would be a nice detour. It was fun getting lost. I was finding all these cool bike paths and seeing parts of Ypsilanti I have never seen before. It was fun at first. It was going to reshape my vision of the town.
Well, the lake ain’t that small. Sometimes the bike paths that went through the woods would just end and I would have to turn around. I should have went back but I kept thinking I only have a little farther to go and surely I was closer then I was far away.
By the time I got to the library two hours had passed. And I had this huge pain in my butt. I didn’t have the most comfortable seat. I would ride standing as long as I could but eventually the pressure on my palms would hurt too much.
I only spent about ten minutes in the library. I returned my books and grabbed a couple videos for my Culture and the Holocaust class.
I told myself I would cut through the construction traffic and call it a day. It wouldn’t be as bad as getting lost again. When I got to the traffic part I freaked out again and went around the lake. It took another two hours.
Next time I go I’ll just drive.