Just more than one week ago, Jenn and I received two (well-used) brand-new bikes. One of my professors and his wife no longer needed a couple of bikes they had sitting in their garage (since they upgraded last year), and thought we might make good use of them. And have we ever. Caronport is a small place, almost as small as it gets. But it's a whole new experience at 20km an hour!
We received the bikes free of charge, so we're quite excited. We have been up and down the local dirt-roads, and over pretty much every street in Caronport (that's at least... 7 or 8?). It's liberating to get to school in 30 seconds, while walking took a whole 3 minutes.
All they have cost us is a measly $13 for bike locks. This little town is a very safe community to live in, unless you're a single bike just waiting by the racks unattended all day. Even in Caronport there are young thugs who would love nothing more than to get ahold of a fresh pair of wheels and go for a spin. Bikes go missing all the time around here... and show up again, but their disappearance is annoying nonetheless. But our locks will see to it that, though we may be the only people locking our bikes up, we will be the only people who have no stories of stolen cycles.
If you're ever in Caronport, be sure to bring your bike. Don't forget your lock, and watch for pedestrians.
Take care out there.
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