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The story begins the night before when I was supposedly just going to have a couple of beers with my friend Kent. I haven't seen him in a long time so we decided to catch up and talk about our oh-so-favorite topic...our purpose in life. We met up at Tomi which is a pretty cool underground Japanese jazz bar. We started off with the usual edamames and some Asahis. Typical Japanese bar that it is, it smelled like smoke after a while so we left and headed to another Japanese bar called Sakagura. This bar is amazing. I felt like I was back in Kagurazaka in Tokyo where I lived for a while. After having one of the best sakes I've ever tasted, I headed for another bar called Black Door where I met some of my friends. I didn't want to drink anymore but they had Sierra Nevada so I couldn't resist.

Bad decision.

First, I didn't wake up for my planned morning bike ride. Second, it was my first time to ride my bike with the bike rack and the pannier attached. I rode late in the afternoon since it was already too hot when I woke up. I felt so slow the whole time. I was definitely not used to carrying the extra load. I did manage to log 30 miles around the city though. I say that's pretty good considering the extra pounds I was hauling!

Jon was in SF slacking off so it was only me this time! =)

from Columbus Circle

the fastest section of the Central Park loop

had enough of the park so I cut west (Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument)

heading north

the Little Red Lighthouse under the GW

my bike with my pannier

que pasa?

mile 30 (Exchange Place in the background)