Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 24)

Ha! Me too. Check out this amazing race photo. Sums up what I deal with on a daily basis: 

You're convincing me not to move to Seattle. Haha.

Wife is in the AF and we're coming up for PCS soon.  We have the ability to stay put in Destin but we're thinking about other locations as well. McChord AFB had been mentioned in the past as a possibility.

Maybe not.

Will you at least try to take it easy this weekend?  ie, no elephant riding or swimming to the hidden underwater cave in the middle of the ocean to find pirate gold or whatever crazy adventure you have planned for this weekend.

Haha, nah, it's really not that bad. I just like to complain. I have done quite a bit of traveling and the summers here are simply amazing.  

Let me know if you ever come up for a visit. I can take you around Seattle. 

Good luck Claire and Felicia and anyone else who may be racing! 

If I get out on the 'yak tomorrow I will post some of them to show how pretty PA can be and how blessed I am to live in this part of the world.  Don't get me wrong, I'd take Bali or Florida any day, well, at least as long as I am near water!  Seattle, though, just doesn't look too fun with all that rain, sorry Adrienne!

I want to cry.

This is my hometown, Newburyport, MA. This is the mouth of the Merrimack River, about 4 miles from the beach.  I live about 15 miles inland now, but my hubby and I are planning to move back to the 'Port within the year.  We just love it there.  Winters suck, but it's beautiful in the summer.

Good luck Claire, Kirstin and Felicia on your races this weekend.

Yanti, you sicko, if you need to see a quack, suck it up and see one.

Salty, another weekend of pub runs, really? I have the number of someone if you need 'help'.

Artemis, hope the little one gives you a good nights rest. I have been there, done that and am now stupid enough to be doing again with the grand kids when they sleep over. Will we never learn?

To all of you who live in beautiful parts of the world, enjoy. To the rest of of, seek out the finest of what you have and you will find it inspiring when you realise just how good it actually is.

just finished a marathon.......................session at the All you can eat Chinese restaurant. now finishing the wine at home before bed.

Ah, hahahaha...I love China Buffet!

The coaching deal sounds cool! Can't wait to hear about it!

BIG congrats!!  And yes, always assume people will do something stupid.  Expect it.  And yes, be super vigilant, watchful and smart and hopefully you will stay safe!  Pick smart, safe routes.  Take a cell phone and have ID.  Talk to animals as you pass, especially cows.   Say hi to other bikers or walkers (you never know if you will pass them again and/or need their help).  Enjoy riding outside; aside from cars, it really is a wonderful, enjoyable experience overall.

The office closed early today, company bought everyone opening day tickets to the KC Royals home opener.  They got shelled for 7 runs in the first, never recovered.  During all that I was hammering away on the bike fighting the KS winds.  I was pleasantly surprised with my average speed given the winds.  A good ride for me and my legs were fried after that ride :P

Good luck on your races Felicia and Claire!

Woohoo! I got my sleeveless wetsuit today (early birthday present from the husband!)! I'm wearing the full wetsuit on Sunday at the Icebreaker triathlon, cause the water will be in the low/mid 50s (brr). At least the forecast calls for sun and 70s! I still say this will be the best way to spend my 36th birthday (and yet I still claim I am turning 25...go figure.)---also, its going to be a day off of work!

I read all the posts of today and yesterday, but I admit it, I am just too sleepy to write anything coherent tonight. Goodnight all!

Cool!  That sounds like a great benefit of signing up for a race!  Hope you get tons out of it.

Awesome!  Riding outside is WAY better than on the drainer, but yes, it can be nerve wracking.  As others have said, expect drivers to not be looking for you.  If I have any doubts that the driver has seen me, I stop.  Sorry to hear about the guy who got hit, that's terrible!  Glad he is ok.

Great job on the ride--not a baseball fan?  Don't blame you, not the most exciting sport...with apologies to the diehard fans out there.  Hope your legs are recovering well!

I couldn't find a graphic of a Manatee in a wetsuit, so ...

GOOD LUCK KIRSTEN!!!

Remember to pull your wetsuit up so tightly in the crotch it feels like a stripper's G-string. Bad analogy? But it's true!

Drat. I so hate to disappoint Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets ...

I will go to dinner with the surf piglets tonight and listen to their war stories while they hang around shirtless. And perhaps go to the beach with them tomorrow morning. But I won't do anything more than lazy paddling.

Wow, you and I are so close in age! Had no idea ... I turn 36 on the 16th of May. (AHEM 16th OF MAY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAUGHT THAT ha ha) ... yes, tris on important dates are always good! And remember ... this is OUR DRAGON YEAR and especially so for you since you have such a heart for the poikilotherms.

GOOD LUCK KATE!

CONGRATS to Brie! What a marvelous "virgin" voyage ... I remember mine! Make sure you log that.

And great advice from Melanie, all of it, and one more thing: MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNOWS APPROX. WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO BE BACK.