Basil and I have never done Coffeeneuring, owing to a scarcity of coffee shops within reasonable cycling distance. This year we’re taking advantage of some flexibility in the rules, and stepping up to the challenge. Also, we’ve drafted Argyll and Dr. Diarist.
We got our alternative Coffeeneuring beverages (hot chocolate on the left, chai on the right) at an alternative coffee shop — a “café” inside an upscale grocery store. (Yeah, we live in a suburban wasteland. Not our fault!) (Maybe our fault a little, actually, but hey, cut us some slack, OK?)
This was Day 1 for both teams, and a lovely, first-of-fall day it was. (That’s observation 1; we need two, since there are two human/bike teams participating here.) Observation 2 is that the faux patina on the faux copper in the faux courtyard in the faux coffeehouse in which we drank our beverages is pretty amusing.
Observation 3 (not required): That was decent cocoa, and not made from powder.
The Brompton Brothers posed for fall portraits on the way back. Here’s Argyll:
Basil hopped up on a stone wall overlooking a pond:
Tally for the day:
Day 1 Location: In-Store Café
Mileage today: 7 miles/11.2 km
Total Mileage for Coffeeneuring 2014 to date: 7 miles/11.2 km
Trip 1/7
4 replies on “Coffeeneuring 2014: Day 1”
Hi Brommie,
I like the spirit of the event, even if there wasn’t any coffee involved.
Green Tea, Water with Chia Seeds, Coconut Water, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, are well great with cycling.
Enjoy your weekend!
Peace :)
It’s a fun idea for an activity, isn’t it, Chandra? I like your list of beverages; we may have to branch out a bit more as we continue the event.
Laughing out loud over the “faux” observation. What fun to coffeeneur à deux!
Hmm, perhaps something of faux à deux, eh, Cathy? Who knows where coffeeneuring will lead!