ERRANDONNEE 2017

The Errandonnee is a challenge designed for the utility cyclist with errands to do, no matter the season, or weather for that matter. The short of it is that we must complete 12 errands by bicycle within 12 days, and ride a total of 30 miles between March 20-31, 2017. There are a few other small rules that must be followed. Those being that there are 9 categories of errands that can be accomplished, but only 2 errands max per category. These categories are:

• Personal Care
  
• Personal Business
  
• You carried WHAT on your bike?!
  
• Arts and Entertainment
  
• Non-Store Errand
  
• Social Call (includes restaurants, coffee, and other social activities)
  
• Work or Volunteering, School (includes dropping off kids)
  
• Store (includes bike shop, running store, grocery store, etc. You know, a store.)
  
• Wild Card

We did it, over a total of 38 miles, on our Bike Friday tandem or Hokitika 2-BE-ONE tandem. Here are our results.

DATE: March 21, 2017
CATEGORY: Social Call
OBSERVATION: Dinner out. Biking to dinner we thought we could indulge ourselves with food. More is not always better.

DATE: March 21, 2017
CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
OBSERVATION: Movies. Biking at night can be an awesome experience being more alone on the road and allowing you to see such things as raccoons running across the road and deer feeding in people's front yards.

DATE: March 23, 2017
CATEGORY: Social Call
OBSERVATION: Coffee. It is great to finally have a genuine coffeehouse on Main St. where we can go to unwind after a day at work, read, play games, listen to music, and chat with friends.

DATE: March 23, 2017
CATEGORY: Store
OBSERVATION: Got Milk? We do now.

DATE: March 25, 2017
CATEGORY: You carried WHAT on your bike?!
OBSERVATION: Bakery. Fuel for the road. Not sure this is the best source, but they taste great none-the-less.

DATE: March 25, 2017
CATEGORY: Personal Business
OBSERVATION: Post box. Didn't even have to get off the bike for this drop off. Now we just need to work on doing it without even stopping.

DATE: March 25, 2017
CATEGORY: Store
OBSERVATION: Picking up some supplies for one of my other favorite hobbies, model railroading.

DATE: March 25, 2017
CATEGORY: Personal Care
OBSERVATION: Chocolate Shop. Yes, this is a personal need, antioxidants. This place has ruined us for all other chocolate as we now can taste the difference in quality.

DATE: March 25, 2017
CATEGORY: You carried WHAT on your bike?!
OBSERVATION: Gas station. Contemplating the irony of filling up with gas; while on a bike.

DATE: March 30, 2017
CATEGORY: Volunteer
OBSERVATION: East Coast Greenway. Picking up garbage along the ECG near our home, went in with four bags for garbage and came out with six. More garbage along the route than one would have expected.

DATE: March 30, 2017
CATEGORY: Personal Business
OBSERVATION: Bank. Starting to recognize we don't use cash that much anymore, but it is still nice to have it on hand when needed.

DATE: March 30, 2017
CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
OBSERVATION: Art Gallery. It is nice to have a variety of places to stop and explore on Main St., including art displays from the students at the local community college.