I've always wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle. I never pursued it because Khyber and I were glued together at the hip. When he passed I signed up for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course and planned to get my license. COVID derailed that for a few months, we adopted Nico, and I decided to proceed anyway. There are two reasons I wanted to learn to ride, 1) I enjoy learning new skills, and 2) I wanted to save gas on my daily commute (my bike gets 68mpg). What I didn't anticipate was how much riding would help me to relax and unplug. Riding safely takes 100% of your concentration, forcing you to unplug from distractions and clear your head. Nico is taking in the zen of motorcycle life from a stationary perspective, I'm hoping a little of the calming wears off on him. 🤣
Nico, Shelly, and I went out for an evening boat cruise. Nico is starting to get comfortable with his ears flapping in the breeze.
Nico checked out the off-leash dog park in Lake Placid today. It's one of the only places around that is fenced in for dogs to run. He does ok in our yard off-leash but we are still trying to get his recall back up to par. The fenced dog park is a good place to practice that skill with lots of smelly distractions.
