Chester to Essex Route in the books...Nice

Felt good to do my old loop again.  I've been doing this loop since junior high school when I used to ride out to visit Rich Gill in Chester, or to ride to Cedar Lake to swim.  Such a great ride that I haven't been able to do in 2 years due to illness.  Even though it was very slow, purposefully, I felt strong on the bike most of the time...Nice.

I stopped for a second at Cedar Lake to try to fix my Garmin 820, which would not pair with my devices.  Therefore I had no HR, No Cadence, No Power, but did have speed and distance.   At just under 16 miles it was a just enough.  I feel like I could have done more, but might have over extended myself in doing so.  When stopped I took a picture and facebooked it, and remembered myself having swimming lesson as a youngster with the Russel Twins and Paul Budney who recently passed.  I also remembered times as a young man with my Girlfriend at the time, who I still remember fondly. It is nice to look back, but I must keep moving "Forward"!

Now to my Garmin issue:  Apparently the update that had finished installing cause a glitch in the system and the 820 needed a soft reset.  It was a bit frustrating to get on the bike and not have my DATA.  I am a true data geek.  I still need to check to see if it works with my R5, but first a nap!

After riding, I went to Centerbrook looking for a place to have a vegan lunch, and found "Savours Cafe and Bakery".  Had a roasted veggie on Focaccia bread but had to take off the cheese...It was amazing!  Will visit again.

Ciao for now!