A few numbers for my first time ever coffeeneuring: I visited 5 new (to me) coffee shop locations, in 4 different cities (if you count Bethesda separately), and even donated 1 book to a coffee shop exchange/library. In the process I acquired 2 new coffee mugs, knitted a pair of riding mitts and a matching headband/snood, rented a bike in a new city, rode a road bike for the first time (beyond going around the block, anyway), and got a great sense of the riding routes in DC's Northwest quadrant. ETA: I forgot to add--I fell off a bike for the first time too, but not when I was on the road bike, when I was on my Brompton!
The one thing I didn't really do this year, even though I had set it out as a pre-coffeeneuring goal for myself, was use my new camera to practice taking pictures. But I did get one photo I really liked during my rides, even if it was only from my phone:
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| From my first coffeeneuring ride: the Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge |
There's always next year!! Speaking of which, some preliminary goals for 2015's Coffeeneuring Challenge: expand to coffee shops beyond NW DC (though that was mostly accidental on my part); incorporate other routes from Upper NW like Beach Dr., the Capital Crescent Trail all the way around down to Georgetown, or the Georgetown Branch Trail up into Silver Spring. By then my Betty will be built up, so maybe the coffeeneuring rides will also become longer-distance recreational rides as well (though I'll always be a transportation rider at heart!).
| No. | Date | Coffee Shop | City | Total Miles | Photo Verification |
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Sat. 10/4 | Tryst Coffee | Washington, DC | 6.98 |  |
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Sun. 10/5 | Baked & Wired | Washington, DC | 8.78 |  |
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Sat. 10/19 | Brickyard Coffee & Tea | San Diego, CA | ~5.5 |  |
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Sat. 11/1 | Peregrine Espresso | Washington, DC | 7.1 |  |
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Sun. 11/2 | Dolcezza | Bethesda, MD | 6.2 |  |
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Tue. 11/11 Veterans Day | 61C Cafe | Pittsburgh, PA | 3.3 |  |
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Sat. 11/15 | Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar | Washington, DC | ~4.5 |  |
