Citant Vélo de la Semaine #17

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.

- Arthur Conan Doyle

Hit 500 Miles

Bernard and I hit a milestone today by hitting the 500 mile mark - everyone is supposed to bank 500 miles before we meet up in Jacksonville.  The weather has been holding out so I tootled over to Oakmont, around the North Shore before making it back to the casa.  Next on the list is tackling my affordable housing presentation.  Look for some posts in the coming weeks on the link between AH and health outcomes. 

Affordable Housing Stat #16

• Veterans reported being homeless an average of 5.7 years, compared with 3.9 years reported by non-veterans.
• Among the 12,500 people who said they had been homeless for more than two years, veterans averaged nine years, compared with 7.3 years for non-veterans.

Wind Map

We all knew that we would be up against some major headwinds (especially once we hit the middle of the country), but this puts it into perspective!  Check out a cool, daily wind map one of the bikers posted. 

Element Bars

A few years ago I got my sister a gift certificate to make her own granola.  A few weeks ago I came to find out that the company was making granola and power bars.  After a few failed attempts of trying to find the perfect bar, I decided to give Element Bars a try.  It also helped that they were offering a free mixed pack of bars with each purchase. 

A few days ago they showed up in the mail and I was definitely impressed with the outcome!  You can pick from some favorites or make your own bars. 

Citant Vélo de la Semaine #16

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
Charles M. Schulz