Maybe I am too ?
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The memory is a much uncharted thing. While she may not be able to recant every moment, I'm sure the images of places you've been play like a story book in her mind. The glimmer in her eyes as you help her recall a certain road or the smile on her face as the sunlight twinkles through the trees before sunset, these are the things that you might not recall, but they never leave. It's wonderful that you have the chance to live life to the fullest knowing that there is an end to this ride on the horizon. Too many of us, myself included have spent years chasing something we would never attain, and of we did, the pleasure surely wouldn't have justified what we missed along the way. Don't miss a single moment. Always take the opportunity to make an impression on someone that you hold dear.
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Don't know how to put it to words but here goes. Perhaps I am just getting too old.
As my wife and I bought back into riding for pleasure we stepped literally whole hog to a Road King, we had not had a bike in the house since 1987 and it was 2009, we began to consider what we could do with it.
Being a mostly gypsy at heart I convinced her we needed to tour, go distance and places we had never considered so we made no specific plans just considered a direction and sights to see then left for our doubled up vacations.
This is where it comes in, I would sit with a notebook every night after we stopped for the day and write down the specifics of what seen, weather, most anything and everything, would more or less choreograph to the photos we had taken on the ride. Later back at the house I would transfer those notes into a sort of computerized diary/journal. Now comes a moment, the wife reads our trip journals and looks to me in question, did we really do that. Scary that she is losing so much memory as time wears thin, she can sometimes recall the rides in pieces but the little journals I have kept seem to aid in her reliving a moment that made us who we are and she was losing.
It is hard to keep rides separated after quite a few, now and then even I look back for that freshened look as to what we have done. A notepad, notebook with a pen or two keeps the memory a little more vivid, may be worth a little room in the bag for your next rides as well.
As my wife and I bought back into riding for pleasure we stepped literally whole hog to a Road King, we had not had a bike in the house since 1987 and it was 2009, we began to consider what we could do with it.
Being a mostly gypsy at heart I convinced her we needed to tour, go distance and places we had never considered so we made no specific plans just considered a direction and sights to see then left for our doubled up vacations.
This is where it comes in, I would sit with a notebook every night after we stopped for the day and write down the specifics of what seen, weather, most anything and everything, would more or less choreograph to the photos we had taken on the ride. Later back at the house I would transfer those notes into a sort of computerized diary/journal. Now comes a moment, the wife reads our trip journals and looks to me in question, did we really do that. Scary that she is losing so much memory as time wears thin, she can sometimes recall the rides in pieces but the little journals I have kept seem to aid in her reliving a moment that made us who we are and she was losing.
It is hard to keep rides separated after quite a few, now and then even I look back for that freshened look as to what we have done. A notepad, notebook with a pen or two keeps the memory a little more vivid, may be worth a little room in the bag for your next rides as well.
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look at the bright side...sooner or later, she'll forget how much money was in the checking account!...just tryin to cheer you up...like others said..just enjoy the rides you have, and maybe not try to worry about remembering everything...you are probably making her feel so great when she's on the bike...that's all that matters...peace
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Ride Log
The wife and I love to tour and we always take a laptop with us. I started a ride log 2 or e years ago. One of the original reasons was to be able to compare the temperatures from one year to another. But as we toured more and more, it was hard to remember where we went and what we did.
I love to read back and be able to relive the trips we made. Its a good thing.
I love to read back and be able to relive the trips we made. Its a good thing.
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From: California
Sounds like one of my wife's favorite movies, The Notebook.
Sad what old age can do to us and our loved ones. Good luck and enjoy the rides while you can, then focus on retelling the memories.
Sad what old age can do to us and our loved ones. Good luck and enjoy the rides while you can, then focus on retelling the memories.
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From: canton ga
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