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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Friday, March 16, 2012 Education Ride 365: If You've Never Been To San Diego...GO! On Day 63 I arrived in San Diego intending to stay two days. My hosts, the city, and the area's wonderful roads for riding were so great I extended my stay to almost a week!   Ted and Nancy Shuster are fascinating people! Their home is located right between the San Diego International Airport and the San Diego Zoo. She is a former body builder, firefighter, and an all-around accomplished person. He has a heart of a gold and quite a few accomplishments himself. Ted and I spent days riding hundreds of miles throughout the San Diego area...winding our way through the mountains, along the beaches, and across the interstates. In addition to watching one of the very worst movies I've ever seen (Adam Sandler's "Jack & Jill"), the three of us shared many interesting conversations about education, parenthood, giving to others, and so many more topics all revolving around making a difference in this world!  The airport in San Diego is centrally located near downtown. Planes buzz right over homes located on the hill between Balboa Park and the airport's main runway. It is amazing how low they approach directly over these homes. Ted and Nancy once had an incredible view of this approach from their porch and windows, but condos have been built directly adjacent to three sides of their home. I was reminded of the movie "UP" because they refused to sell so developers enveloped them in condos. No matter, their home is still a special place. Ted has completely renovated it with all kinds of custom touches. Because planes fly almost directly overhead, it is also outfitted with special windows, climate control systems, and other features subsidized by the airport to minimize disruption from the potentially intrusive flight path. Wonderful couple, wonderful home!    During my time in San Diego, Ted & Nancy lent interesting perspective on some important issues relating to government, education, responsibility, giving, and adult accountability. I intend to elaborate in an upcoming post. Riding Stats: Day 63---207 miles traveled, 3 hours and 46 minutes of moving time, 4 hours and 6 minutes of stopped time, 52.5 miles per hour average moving time, 25.7 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 83.4 miles per hour. Day 64---159.2 miles traveled, 3 hours and 35 minutes of moving time, 2 hours and 22 minutes of stopped time, 44.2 miles per hour average moving time, 26.7 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 85.2 miles per hour. Day 65---133 miles traveled, 1 hours and 5 minutes of moving time, 3 hours and 9 minutes of stopped time, 42.1 miles per hour average moving time, 31.4 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 84.2 miles per hour. Day 66---91.12 miles traveled, 2 hours and 25 minutes of moving time, 54 minutes of stopped time, 37.7 miles per hour average moving time, 27.4 miles per hour overall average, and a max sped of 85.8 miles per hour. Days 67, 68, 69---Days of rest. Posted at 1:44 AM Keywords: Education Ride 365 , EdClick , Cycle Of Education , Day_63-66 0 Comments |