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I had an awesome weekend! After the hot, muggy weather we have had for the last 2 weeks, the heat finally broke and the weather was perfect (even a bit cold at night).

Oh, right, I forgot to mention where we went! This was a Mystery Road Trip, so when we arrived at the meeting spot none of us but the organizer knew where we were going. We got our maps, our instructions and our... disposable cameras?? Yes, we were on a photo scavenger hunt that would take us to our location. We now knew the final destination (a small campground just outside Kingston, ON), but we had to collect photos of a number of different things. Each item had a different point value, so we had to be creative as to which things we would try to get photos of. For example, we had to take a photo of our team (3 of us) in a car wash, in our bathing suits (10 points). We also needed to get a shot of one team member behind the wheel of a cab. Another was to get someone in a grocery cart. We killed a bunch of birds in one stop when we spotted an DIY carwash place. And a cab was just sitting in the parking lot! So we asked the driver if we could take a photo of MH in the driver's seat. Then we drove around the back of the grocery store to change into our bathing suits where lo and behold there was a huge stash of carts! Click! Then it was onto the car wash where we solicited a guy washing his car next to ours to take our photo.

The whole thing was a lot of fun, but that, along with holiday weekend traffic, meant that we didn't get to the campground until 6PM (and we left at 1PM). Normally, this drive should take 2.5 hours. The campground itself was a bit weird. It was more like a trailer park than a campgound, but we found a nice secluded area and set up camp there. We had to get a bit McIver at times since we didn't have many of the things we needed, but in the end we ate very well.

On Saturday we went for a bike ride. Although the group of us (8 riders) started out together, some were faster and were going longer, so we split up into two groups. My group of four had planned to ride for 2 hours, so we just rode out for an hour and then turned around and went back the same route. It was great because we rode most of the route that the race I'm doing on July 31 will be on, so any chance to ride there is a benefit. I still struggle a bit on the uphills, but I was smokin' on the downhills!

While the other four were out riding, the rest of us went into town and had some lunch. When we got back, a few of us went to check out the beach. It was a bit weedy to get in a decent swim. I sliced my finger on some sharp rocks below the surface and KH sliced her toe. It was nothing major, just a bit of a bummer, that's all.

Saturday's dinner was a hodge-podge of stuff left over from the night before (veggies, meat) with tomato sauce and wine thrown over pasta. It was great (and all cooked over an open fire). There was no shortage of food, goodies, treats, junk food and even s'mores!

This morning we went for a run. It was a lot hotter today than it was yesterday, so I got a little fried (even though it was only 9AM when we went out). After the run, we changed and headed out for coffee and food before heading home.

Since the weather was nice, the holiday weekend traffic had not started yet (wait until 5PM - yikes!). We made it home in just over 2 hours, which was a real treat. I now have the rest of my day to chill and to put all my crap away from the weekend.

All in all, it was a great social weekend and a great training weekend (minus the swim, that is). I ate very well, meaning that everything I ate tasted really good, even if it wasn't very healthy for me (home-made chocolate chip cookies, rice crispy squares, banana bread, Hint-o-lime Tostitos, s'mores, DQ Hot Fudge sundae). Oh well, tomorrow is Monday and I'll get my eating back on track. Friday morning's weigh-in showed the usual 170lbs, so I'm not expecting to see anything lower tomorrow morning. And if it's a gain, I enjoyed every calorie of it!

This was truly the end of my "recovery" week, so it's back to the heavy mileage again this week. I'm looking forward to it!