Mosquito, oh how I hate thee!
I went for a bike ride this evening down by the lake. My father and I thought it would be marvelous to bike around the lake with the sun setting. The only problem is that the water is stagnant right now due to excess water.
You know what stagnant lake water attracts? MOSQUITOS!
It was insane. We had our bikes on a bike carrier. We jumped out of the car and started to remove the bikes. Almost instantly, like a freakin hurricane, we were swarmed by mosquitos. I had been bit by 4 or 5 of them before I could even get the first bike off the carrier. At one point I just wiped my hand over the skin of my arm in a downward motion and killed several mosquitos and rubbed my own blood down the length of my arm.
When we started riding it was all good because you are moving at a fairly good pace and they can't latch on to you. But standing still, close to the water, you better have some mosquito spray or you're in trouble.
Besides the mosquitos (I counted 9 bites on my arms, hands, and legs) the ride was fantastic. The sun was setting. The river (that feeds the lake) was perfect. The people on the trails were courteous. The exercise was great. It was just a swell time.
I am not going to recommend it though, because I hate mosquitos and wouldn't wish them even on my worst enemy. Also, the other bugs are out in force so you get mouthfuls as you breath heavier and heavier (due to the exercise you sickos). It was a good time, but not something I think I will repeat soon. There are so many other trails without those problems, you know?
Well, it's bed time for sure. Good night cyberland!
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I read this and thought I haven't been doing anything outside that relates. Well I guess I should have knocked on wood. Today I was working in the pasture behind the house picking up large pieces or branches off of trees so the tractor could come in a mow. The bugs were bad but manageable as long as we kept moving. Then at the furthest corner of the pasture the truck got stuck in the mud...really stuck. I spent two and a half hours shoveling mud, dumping rocks and gravel, jacking up the car until we got it out. Let's just say I got my fair share of bugs during all of this.
ReplyDeleteI BET! Your story is wayyyyy worse than mine. I only had to deal with them for a couple of minutes not HOURS!
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