The last few days in Aruba before returning home were eventful. Monday night, we had our final pickleball session at the Aruba Pickleball Federation. It has been both a pleasure and a treasure.
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Earlier in the day, we drove to Baby Beach. In the past, we experienced great snorkeling here, but today the current was very strong, and as a result, I (along with the other snorkelers) didn't dare to leave the bay for the spots I remember being really nice.
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On Tuesday, we rented mountain bikes to go on one more ride on the northeast shore mountain bike trails. We met up with Paul again and tackled a bunch of trails. I even navigated some of the more advanced rock features. Unfortunately, my left hand hit one of the rocks, and the scrape on the top of my hand bled quite a bit. Paula's wrist sweatband came to the rescue.
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The next day, on our last morning in Aruba, we went for a jog, followed by a swim, before packing up and heading to the airport. It was a long trip, and we arrived home after midnight.
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We were pleasantly surprised by the nice weather when we woke up the next morning. So, Paula and I went for a short road ride in Conway. My Seven brand right shoe or cleat felt a little weird, more on that later. It was a nice warm-up for our pickleball session later that day.
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We resumed work on our bathroom renovation this week, and Friday was spent all day with the bathroom.
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On Saturday morning, we had another pickleball session at the town hall. With the weather still good, I had planned a longish ride in the afternoon. When I went out with different shoes than last Thursday, the right pedaling still didn't feel right. So it wasn't the shoes, perhaps the pedal. I attempted to replace the pedal but had a hard time removing it. I also noticed there was some play when I applied force to the pedal. It turned out the crankarm had gotten loose from the spider. So, I changed bikes and went out on my Mud Honey bike for a shorter loop. On the way out, I ran into my neighbors Kathy and Sarah, and after mentioning the crankarm story, they reminded me about the Shimano crank arm recall. So when I got home, it turned out my crankset was affected by the recall. After a call to Northampton Cycling, I made an appointment for the next day to drop off the bike for repair.
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The next day, I dropped off the bike and also went to pick up drywall for the bathroom renovation project.
This week on Veloviewer.
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