Douglas’ New Adventure – La nueva aventura de Douglas
Today is our fifth wedding anniversary, and next week Douglas is leaving me. I hope that it will not be forever, but given how crazy I can be sometimes, I would not blame him if he opts never to return.
Hoy es nuestro quinto aniversario y la semana que viene Douglas se va. Espero que no sea para siempre, pero dado qué tan loca soy a veces no le culparía si no volviera más nunca.
We both have our own special kind of craziness, and his is driving him away this time. He is going to ride his bicycle from the Pacific Ocean, west of Portland, to the Atlantic, just outside New York City.
Los dos tenemos nuestra locura específica especial, y es la de él que me lo va a separar de mí esta vez. El va a ir en bicicleta del océano Pacífico, al oeste de Portland, Oregon, al Atlántico, afuera de la ciudad de Nueva York.
Douglas and his friend, Doug Junior, will be doing the ride unassisted, which means that they will be towing everything they need on trailers behind their bicycles. They plan to do it in less than a month, by riding an average of 125 miles a day.
Douglas irá con su amigo, Doug Junior, y harán el viaje sin ayuda, lo que significa que llevarán todo lo que necesiten detrás de las bicicletas en remolques. Intentarán hacerlo en menos de un mes, cubriendo más o menos 200 kilómetros al día.
Douglas will be doing the ride to raise money and awareness for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Junior for Cystic Fibrosis. If you would like to follow along or donate, this is the Facebook site of Douglas and Junior. Douglas also has a blog, In Training.
Douglas hará el viaje para reunir dinero y crear conciencia del daño cerebral traumático. Junior lo hará por la fibrosis quística. Si te gustaría seguir su viaje o donar aquí está la página de Facebook de Douglas y la de Junior. Douglas también tiene un blog.
This is not the first time that he has done something crazy like this. Once he rode 350 miles through the mountains from Westchester to Lake Placid, New York in a day. He has also completed ten full Ironman competitions, two nine-mile ocean swims, and a 100 km foot race.
Esta no es la primera vez que hace algo tan loco. Una vez hizo 565 km por las montañas en un día de Westchester a Lake Placid, NY. También ha hecho diez competencias de Ironman, dos competencias de natación de 14,5 km en el océano y una competencia a pie de 100 km.
Kahlua, Crème, Ponche and I are going to miss him like crazy, but I am proud of him for doing this. I might not always show it, but I admire him for staying so fit and challenging himself the way that he does.
A Kahlua, Crème, Ponche y a mí nos va a hacer mucha falta, pero estoy orgullosa de él por lo va a hacer. No siempre se lo muestro, pero lo admiro mucho por mantenerse en forma y retarse tanto.
Not only does he find the time to train, but he takes good care of me and the whole family. I do not tell him enough how much I appreciate him, but I do! He is a good man.
No sólo encuentra el tiempo para entrenar mucho, pero también se cuida de mí y de toda la familia. No le digo lo suficiente cuánto lo aprecio, pero ¡sí lo quiero! Es un hombre buenísimo.
So, happy anniversary, my love. You make my life better, and I would marry you all over again! I love you.
Entonces, feliz aniversario, mi amor. Me mejoras la vida y me casaría contigo de nuevo si yo pudiera volver a hacerlo todo. ¡Te adoro!
Happy Travels!
¡Feliz viaje!
woohoo! they’re doing it! what an adventure. and happy anniversary!!! i forget how close yours and mine are. we just celebrated our 5th on 6/4.
2012 was a great year!
wow! wishing him an easy ride, and a happy anniversary to you both!
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A belated thank you! Sorry it took me so long to respond.
Gosh! This is quite a daunting prospect. I hope all goes well. Please wish him luck from me in South Africa.
Thank you, Jacqui. It is nice to know that he has support around the world.
Go, Douglas. So cool that now you can virtually follow along with him. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
Thank goodness for social media. I would be a wreck if I was not getting regular updates!
Wow! This is a huge project! I’m sure you’re going to miss him, but you’ll also be so proud.
I don’t know if I already told you, but I really love your wedding dress.
Thank you. My mother made that dress so it is very special to me. I have been thinking of having it dyed so that I can re-wear it.