Bikes and Wine!
But not at the same time, of course. Friday afternoon, Chad came out to meet me on the trail – and he got some nice pictures of my new Axiom panniers in action – they’ve been really handy during my commute, and on trips to the store, etc. Of course, they’re really cute too – which is why I got these particular bags in the first place! We had a very warm weekend – 90F’s warm. Of course, this would be the weekend of the Reston Wine Festival, which we attended with some friends. It was a little too warm for wine, luckily, I brought along my parasol!
The wineries were all local – and Virginia is a good climate for sweeter wines, which are usually served chilled. I’m not usually a fan of sweet wines, but in the heat yesterday, they tasted fantastic! We picked up a bottle from the Lake Anna Winery, which is a little funny because we often pass them on our way to or from visiting the Pitchke’s, but we had to go to Reston to finally taste the wine.
On the way home from the wine festival, Chad and I stopped by Hudson Trail Outfitters and picked up some stuff – including a new bike for Chad! This morning, we took the bikes out and tried to go to the West End Alexandria farmers market. Of course, it doesn’t open until next weekend, but we still had a nice ride around the park where it’s held, before riding to run our errands. We were out in the 90F+ weather for about three hours and got a little sun – I will definitely sleep well tonight.
