- Spotted Cow, Mill Creek WA
- November 13 (could have been raining ;'-))
- Sencha Green Tea (Tea Forte)
- 25 miles
- Dragon socks
It had rained last night, and continued into the early morning. I checked our rain gauge -- the puddle at the end of our driveway -- at about 9:15 to see that there was no rain at the moment.
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| No Rain |
I put on my dragon socks, packed my rain pants (just in case) and got in the saddle for a ride.
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| Dragon Socks |
I left home at about 10:15 for the ride to Mill Creek. It was gray and cloudy and, after having been riding in 65-70 degree days this past week, the 48 degrees felt rather chilly for my first few pedal strokes. It didn't take long to warm up however, and I had a nice, cool, non-raining ride.
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| The ducks were feeding in a nearby pond along my route. |
I arrived at Spotted Cow where there are no bike racks. I put my bike near the rear entrance, used my poor man's lock and chose a table near the window where I could keep an eye on it. I ordered my fare but was a bit disappointed. I had not been asked if I wanted it for "here" or "to go", so I assumed there was not a choice. After I got served and made my way to my table, I noticed that others had actual plates and cups with saucers.
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| Mine was served in paper cup and foil wrap. ;'-( |
Seeing what looked like a fine assortment of teas, I happily chose Sencha which is my go to tea when I am not familiar with the brand.
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| I thought "Tea Forte" sounded great. |
When I got my cup of tea it appeared to be whole leaf tea that they themselves put into little bags. Even better, I thought. But -- the tea ended up being weak (I left the bag in the cup through the end) and tasteless.
The pastry choices were not only limited, but by this time (11:30), there were even less choices. Since it was approaching lunch time for me, I chose a "savory" scone. It was "OK".
This is not a place I will have on my list of places to come back to as I was left unimpressed. Leaving Spotted Cow, I rode through the back parking lot to appreciate the last of fall colors.
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| Some of the colorful fall leaves continue to cling to their trees as a last gasp of fall hits. |
I took a longer route home and rode through the county airport. This has become my route of choice when riding home from this area. It adds miles to the loop, but if I have time that is what I like. This time I got on the trail after leaving McCollum Park. But first I would make a stop.
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| I have stopped to see this in the past, and it is the only such memorial I know of. |
I didn't take the time to read all the names here, but of those I did read, many were in their mid to late 20's. A sad memorial indeed.
Continuing on, the trail takes me up and over the busy highway.
As I approached the airport, and had less than half an hour to get home, there were just a few sparse raindrops that fell on me. I was at the ready with my rainpants, but never needed them as that (little bit of) rain was gone within no more than 15 minutes,
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| Museum of Flight plane on display on my route. |
A fine morning of riding, and the finish of the 2016 challenge for me as I reach #7 for teaneuruing. Although -- I am now a patch carrying member of "Always Coffeeneuring" so there is no end to it!
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