Cycling to Work: Day 1 – Lexington to Paris, KY

Today was a very nice start to our trip and uneventful. After packing up the panniers for my bike and saying goodbye to my family, it was time to get started.

Joe and I left from my place around lunch time and made our way to Paris, KY. Only about 20 miles today. The weather was cool and comfortable and we even had a bit of a tailwind. We took some very familiar roads out to Paris. There’s a road closure along the way, but I’ve been through here several times this year and you can easily walk your bike through.

The rest of the ride to the outskirts of Paris was very uneventful. The skies were a bit dark, but no rain.

When we arrived in Paris, we took a picture at the monument. Somehow both the monument and the Eiffel Tower seem smaller in person than they look on TV.

We arrived at our Airbnb in Paris: “The Parsonage”. This is an old building that was the parsonage for the First Baptist Church many years ago. The current owners have done a nice renovation and made it comfortable. On top of that, she left us some Blue Moon, fruit, and juice in the fridge! That was a fantastic surprise.

After getting cleaned up, we walked to a nearby Mexican restaurant. Not a “Tex-Mex” place. The food was fantastic. My Spanish is embarrassingly non-existent (don’t ask me why I took German in school – Spanish would have been much more useful). The reason I mention this is that some Spanish would have made ordering dinner much easier. The wonderful lady at the restaurant and I pantomimed and pointed at the menu until I ordered two tamales and two tacos. I asked for fish tacos, got delicious steak. I guess my Spanish really needs help. Nonetheless, the food was delicious.

Back at the Airbnb and getting ready for bed. Tomorrow’s ride takes us about 40 miles to Falmouth, KY. Weather and temperatures look good.

May the Lord bless you and shine His face upon you.

Peace,
Dcn. Matt