As a way of bringing closure to our good times at Cape Cod, each of us (with some adult supervision, when needed) created a post to provide some insight on some of our favorite things about our 10 days at the Cape. This is John's post.
In 2008, I installed a trailer hitch on our Subaru. At the same time, I bought a bike rack to use with said trailer hitch. The bike rack holds four bikes. Sarah was only 2 years old at the time and, understandably, not quite riding a bike. However, my hitch/bike rack plan assumed that she would eventually become a bike rider and when that day came, the hitch/bike rack would be know as the "greatest purchase ever" because of its instrumental role in supporting the Finamore family bike rides. That day when the extreme importance of the hitch/bike rack would be known to the world came this year at the Cape.
Caleb has a new bike (courtesy of Santa). Sarah, on the other hand, has been riding a bike with training wheels (also courtesy of Santa), but has begun transitioning to Caleb's old bike that doesn't have training wheels. With baseball practice and games taking up most of our spring and early summer, Sarah hadn't done much practicing on the bike without training wheels recently. As a result, we brought both bikes for her with the thought that we could do some non-training wheels practicing during our vacation.
It turns out Sarah didn't really need much practice. I did a little holding of her seat to help her balance during her rides on our first full day, but by our second day she was riding on her own. And by the end of our visit, she was a master. And with this newfound biking ability came a desire from Sarah to bike everywhere. And, since everyone loves a good bike ride, Caleb joined in on many of our trips.
I didn't keep track of how much we actually biked, but given our trips to the one-stop convenience store for donuts and the morning paper, the ice cream shop for italian ice, the bakery for breakfast treats, the much-loved Dog House hot dog stand for lunch, the Cape Cod bike trail with a stop for lunch, the Cape Cod bike trail on a different day to take a dip in a lake, and our morning trips to the beach to provide the house with a beach report, I'm guessing Sarah, Caleb, and I probably biked somewhere in the vicinity of 20 miles. Not too shabby for a girl who just learned to ride a bike and a boy who is still adjusting to his new bike.
So, when I think back on Cape Cod 2012, I will think of it as the year I began taking bike trips with the kids. And I will smile when I think about these first few Finamore family biking adventures.
In 2008, I installed a trailer hitch on our Subaru. At the same time, I bought a bike rack to use with said trailer hitch. The bike rack holds four bikes. Sarah was only 2 years old at the time and, understandably, not quite riding a bike. However, my hitch/bike rack plan assumed that she would eventually become a bike rider and when that day came, the hitch/bike rack would be know as the "greatest purchase ever" because of its instrumental role in supporting the Finamore family bike rides. That day when the extreme importance of the hitch/bike rack would be known to the world came this year at the Cape.
Caleb has a new bike (courtesy of Santa). Sarah, on the other hand, has been riding a bike with training wheels (also courtesy of Santa), but has begun transitioning to Caleb's old bike that doesn't have training wheels. With baseball practice and games taking up most of our spring and early summer, Sarah hadn't done much practicing on the bike without training wheels recently. As a result, we brought both bikes for her with the thought that we could do some non-training wheels practicing during our vacation.
It turns out Sarah didn't really need much practice. I did a little holding of her seat to help her balance during her rides on our first full day, but by our second day she was riding on her own. And by the end of our visit, she was a master. And with this newfound biking ability came a desire from Sarah to bike everywhere. And, since everyone loves a good bike ride, Caleb joined in on many of our trips.
I didn't keep track of how much we actually biked, but given our trips to the one-stop convenience store for donuts and the morning paper, the ice cream shop for italian ice, the bakery for breakfast treats, the much-loved Dog House hot dog stand for lunch, the Cape Cod bike trail with a stop for lunch, the Cape Cod bike trail on a different day to take a dip in a lake, and our morning trips to the beach to provide the house with a beach report, I'm guessing Sarah, Caleb, and I probably biked somewhere in the vicinity of 20 miles. Not too shabby for a girl who just learned to ride a bike and a boy who is still adjusting to his new bike.
So, when I think back on Cape Cod 2012, I will think of it as the year I began taking bike trips with the kids. And I will smile when I think about these first few Finamore family biking adventures.
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