Today was a touchstone to the past, a lesson learned and an adventure of the best kind.
The touchstone began at mile 16 when I realized that the tour was not just going to take me through Delaware County, but through the city of Delaware, Ohio and past the the Ohio Wesleyan dormitory where I first met Pamela, the love of my life, almost 30 years ago. Yes, the tour took me about 30 feet from the place I called home when we were undergraduates all those years ago. Admittedly, I was giddy about the surprise of it all and felt as though I was 20 years old all over again. I never stopped smiling for the rest of the day...
The lesson learned was that Ground Hog Day can never really last forever. Good or bad, time pushes forward. The past is gone, tomorrow is uncertain and today is a gift. That's why we call it the present...
My adventure was leaving the group to explore the Ohio Wesleyan campus and also my once hometown of Galena. After that, I was on my own to navigate the 75 miles to Wooster on an alternate route. My trusty steed and my Garmin didn't let me down... A most satisfying day indeed!
Great story and fabulous post! Way to go man. I bet that was the sweetest mile of all.
ReplyDeleteGreg! The Hamburger Inn has outside seating. Yikes that is 21st century. Fun to see the pictures and I'm glad you're still movin'
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