back in the saddle again

odometer: 1505

Today was a milestone for me. In January, I was in a car accident and broke my leg. It was a fracture of the tibia, right where the leg bone and ankle bone meet. I was in a cast for a long time, then a walking cast, then physical therapy. I’ve been nervous to get on the scoot since my accident, both because I’ve felt unsafe and also because I‘ve not really been sure that my leg could take the jolt of putting my foot down quickly to stop.

Today, I decided that I had enough of being a wimp. I went out on the highway.

It’ been hotter than hell here in the DC/Baltimore region, but that’s no excuse to compromise your safely. I put on full gear (jacket, helmet, gloves) and went for a ride. It felt great to have the wind in my hair, er, helmet again. I’ve really missed scootering!

On my ride today, I also rolled my Vespa over 1500 miles. Another milestone! Snapped this shot in the parking lot at the Giant at Dorsey’s Search.

spring is rally time!

Well, spring is just around the corner and rally season is coming up fast. The scoot.net rally calendar is an excellent resource to find a scooter gathering in your neck of the woods. Personally, I am going to try to attend at least two rallies this summer. I recently upgraded to a Honda Ridgeline as my primary vehicle, so I can haul my scoot around if my travels take me on big highways or thru sketchy parts of town.

Rumor has it that the Charm City Scooter Rally, traditionally the first weekend in May, will be May 7-9 this year. Last year, they had a successful camping rally up in the mountains of Western Maryland. I hear it'll be the same again this year.

Also in May, the Mid-Atlantic Scooter Rally up in New Holland, PA (somewhere between Philadelphia and Lancaster) gets kudos to being far more organized than the average scooter rally. I got an email last week that said they already had over 50 riders registered for their May 21-23 event. Bless them for actually marketing their plans instead of just keeping their fingers crossed that I will stumble across their website.

winter sucks

73.2 inches of snow in the Baltimore area -- over 6 feet! -- this winter makes me an unhappy scooterist.