When you've accumulated more that your share of stress and worry...when crisis seems just around the corner, as my Mom used to say, " It's time to get out and blow the stink off of ya" A perfect excuse to get out and ride my bicycle. We rode 26 of the 31 days we were in Europe this Autumn. There was an added bonus to this trip; every other day or so when found the opportunity to plunge into a pool of clean water. This is not difficult in France, no one bats an eye when two humans decide to strip down and take a bath.