Room for Cream?

Why isn't there a happy medium in the space between room for cream and
no room for cream. It seems no matter where I go for coffee, usually
Peet's or Starbucks, they ask "Room for cream?". If I say yes they
only fill the cup 3/4 full; if no they fill it so full any slight tilt
of the cup will cause it to spill.

So the dilema is, do I want coffee to spill in my car, or do I want a
medium coffee in a large cup? Decisions, decisions.

Notes on Sattley

Here are some of my notes on Sattley;

• It takes around 2.5hrs to get to Auburn from the Bay Area
• The Bootlegger is a decent restaurant in downtown Auburn
• Don't stay at the Motel 6. The Comfort Inn looks like a better hotel
• It takes 1.45hrs to get to Sattley from Auburn
• There's a Starbucks in Truckee to get your morning brew (Donner Pass Rd & 89 S)
• Sattley is cold in the morning. Be sure to have enough clothes for your warm-up
• There's a slight incline at 8km and another around 13km
• Make sure you re-torque all your bolts because the expansion seams can jar your bars
• The expansion seams are worse on the way back
• There's a good Mexican food restaurant in Truckee for the return trip. It's called El Toro Bravo. It's at 10186 Donner Pass Rd. just after the Grey Hound station (heading away from Sattley)
• The drive home is long
  

Dunlap TT

This was my first my first time doing a TT of this distance (31km). With six turns, two left and four right, the course could be considered technical by some. We got to the race site with plenty of time to get ready. We were almost too early because I was filled with all this nervous energy with nothing to do.
The first thing I did was to make sure I set my watch to the race clock. I've missed my start time before at a local low-key time trial, and it's not fun. I made sure to pin my number in the most aero way possible, not really, but I'm sure there's people out there who have figured the most aero way to pin their race number.
I hopped on to my trainer for my warm-up 1:15 before my start time. I wanted to make sure I got in a solid warm-up. It seems it takes a lot longer for me to get warmed-up these days. I guess it's old age.
I jumped off the trainer 15 minutes before my start. I threw on my disc wheel, helmet, and headed for the start. I did a couple of laps up and down the cross street before lining up at the start.
At the start I made sure not to go out too hard. I kept my power a slightly lower than my FTP for about 3mins. Then I slowly started to pick it up. I made sure not to go too high. I tried to keep it around my FTP (for my TT's). Just as I started to pull up on my 30sec man I was passed by the guy 30secs behind me. This is when it became a cluster. My 30sec man started drafting off of the guy who just pass me. Then I passed both of them. This is when the constant passing started. Me and the guy who started behind me would pass each other every once in while, all the way to the finish.
Mentally I was feeling good. I was pushing myself, but not too hard because I didn't want to blow myself up. I think I played it a little too safe. Halfway through the race I noticed my power start to drop, but then I would pick it back up.
Not knowing the course made it a little difficult to know when to start pushing harder.
I started to push harder after the final turn. I was still battling with my -30sec man. I finally passed him for good at the 1km mark. This is where my calf muscle started to twinge like it was going to cramp. At the 500m mark is where I started to run out of gas. However, I continued to push on. I wanted to stand up to sprint but I didn't want to cramp, plus I'm not sure I had any gas left.
I finished with a time of 42:09. I placed 14th of 31. The winner, Roman Kilun posted a time of 39:XX - that's fast! I feel I pushed myself hard. I also feel I might have been a little too conservative during the middle of the race.
I'm excited for Sattley. I wonder how much more painful the extra 9km will be. Plus we'll be at a higher altitude so that means less oxygen and less power.

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Looking good

YAY! It looks like I'll get to ride outside tomorrow. It will be my first time doing Spectrum this year. I'm looking forward to riding with the rest of the team. I'm just hoping there won't be too many sketchy riders out tomorrow.

It also looks like I'll get to ride outside today after all. I thought I was going to have to ride my TT bike on the trainer. That would have been interesting.
I'm not too excited about today's workout. I have 1.5hrs in zone 1 with some pedaling drills. These workouts tend to be boring. At least I get to be outside.

Assos ClimaJet Breaker

I recently received the Assos ClimaJet Breaker as a gift. I had a chance to test out the jacket/breaker for about a month now. At first I wasn't too impressed. The jacket wouldn't breath and it was really difficult to get on. The cuffs are really tight. If you're wearing gloves it becomes a struggle to get the sleeves over the gloves, and especially the cuffs of the sleeves. This makes it difficult to get the jacket on, or off, while riding. It takes a while to get used to the process of putting the jacket on and taking it off while riding. It helps to have a thin, to no, gloves while putting the jacket on or off.
Now back to my other gripe. I would start to sweat a lot whenever I put wear this jacket. At first I thought this jacket was made of some super material that kept wind and water out while allowing it to breath. Well that's not the case. Yes, the jacket is made of a "highspeed, low drag" material, and it does an excellent job of blocking the wind and keeping you dry in light rain. However, protecting you from the elements has it trade-offs. It loses it ability to breath. Here is what the Assos website says:
"Attention however! The climaJet protects from the outside, but this also means that the moisture transfer from the inside towards the outside is slowed down; this regardless from how breathable the wind and/or rain breaker material is. Consequently, we recommend not using shells (regardless of brand and make) when riding hard for a longer amount of time because the body will sweat more, dehydrate and in the process loose essential minerals. This will cause cramps and loss of power. To reduce and minimize this effect, we have incorporated lateral air vents for efficient cooling and evaporation."
After reading this I realized what the jacket is designed for. It's a great jacket to wear at the start of the ride, while you're still warming up. It's even better to wear on long cold descents. The jacket is NOT good for hard rides or interval workouts.
I wore my jacket the other night on a nice easy recovery ride. I wore over my longsleeve jersey and it kept me comfortably warm in 50 degree weather.
In conclusion, I recommend this jacket as an additional fall (or winter if you're on the West Coast) layer. It does a great job of protecting from the wind and light rain. However, it's not designed to worn on long hard rides; it will cause you to sweat - a lot. It can be difficult to put on and take off while riding. Overall, it's a great jacket. That is, if you can afford the $240 price tag. Like I said, I received mine as a gift.

Positively False (a review)

I'm just finishing up Floyd Landis' book Positively False. The first 3/4 of the book is really good. It has the usual biographical format: the early years, the struggle, the victory/triumph. This book add an additional element - the excuses. The last part of the book is about how WADA/USADA are evil anti-athlete organizations who are only interested in unfairly prosecuting accused athletes.
One of the on-going messages throughout the book is how Floyd has irritated the different cycling organizations; leaving the reader to believe they may have it out for him. For the most part you believe what Floyd has to say. It sounds like WADA/USADA is only out to crucify Floyd.However, already knowing the outcome of his case makes it hard to fully get behind the Floyd cause.
Overall the book is a decent read. If you're a cyclist you'll like a majority of this book. It kept me interested for most of the book. It was written really well, and felt as if Floyd was dictating his story to me. After reading this book I found new motivation to get out on my bike and train harder.

Trainer Life

Well, I'm on day three of my trainer hell. Last night's workout wasn't too bad. I actually had a prescribed workout to do. After a 10 minute warm-up I did 15sec zone 7 sprints every five minutes. I was a little disappointed I didn't break 1000watts. I probably could have gone harder, but I was afraid of jolting the bike from the trainer.
Today I got together with some of the guys from the 1/2 team and we all suffered on our trainers together. It made the time a lot more bearable. I also got a chance to ride rollers for the first time. They took a little while to get used to, but once I got going it was pretty fun. It's a lot of easier to spin at higher RPM's on the rollers.
After the class I went straight to the bike shop and bought myself a pair. I went with the SportCrafter ZRO rollers. I originally wanted the Kreitler rollers, but they didn't have them. These looked pretty good and at a great price. I will write a review after I've used them for a while.

Integrate Performance Fitness

I'm happy to see Al excited about his new business. He recently took over the lease at the location he where he was a trainer. Now the place is looking better than ever. He's painted the walls, had a new logo designed, and launched a new website: http://www.integratefitness.com/.

I really want to see him succeed. I think he does a great job of putting us through "muscular discomfort". My body has adapted to most of the workouts. However, I still get sore, but just not as long. I highly recommend checking out one of his Functional Strength classes. The classes are one hour long, with about eight people per class. It's a great workout that will challenge your body and make you sore for a couple of days(But in a good way).
His classes changed the way I look at training in a gym. We use weights with some exercises. The weights are usually integrated into movements are bodies would make if we were cycling or running, so there's none of this bench press or leg curls type workouts.
I've been going twice a week now for three months and I'm noticing some results. I'm feeling more powerful and more flexible. My girlfriend has noticed I've become more a little more muscular. I guess I've gone from a skinny dork to a skinny dork with some muscle definition.
Definitely check out one of his classes. Here's the website again:
www.integratefitness.com
and the address:
2624 Faytette Drive
Suite D
Mountain View, CA
94040

(The location is set back off the street inside this little commercial business park. Don't look for some fancy looking gym. The quality is with the talent on the inside.)

A Wet & Cold Weekend

I guess I get to look forward to riding my trainer this weekend :( I might venture out in the rain, but I'm busting beating a cold and don't want to make things worse. Plus there was recently a memorial ride for someone who had died on New Year's day. It was two years ago and we were experiencing another bad storm, similar to the one we're in now, and the high winds broke a branch which landed on the rider. There's no reason to risk death or injury just to get in my prescribed workout. I'd rather suffer on the trainer. It may time to invest in some rollers to help break things up. Do one hour on the trainer, then .5hr on the rollers, and repeat. It will also help to get a good movie, maybe Eastern Promises.

Glad I'm Not There

I've been officially out of the Marine Corps for 3 years (4 years from end of active service). Every time I see a video clip of the fighting going on in Iraq it makes me so very thankful to be out of the service. I couldn't imagine the stress of being in a combat zone. Being in a combat situation (real or exercise) is similar to being in jail. You're told what to do and when to do it. There's hardly any free time, and there's no excuses of why you can't get something done. It's tough, both mentally and physically.


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Watching this video really makes me glad I was lucky enough to dodge the "activation" bullet. The whole time during the troop build-up for Operation Iraqi Freedom I was in a state of purgatory. I had no clue if I was going or not. Every time my phone rang I thought it my be my unit telling me to "pack my trash and report for duty".
The worst part was not knowing what's going to happen. Being unable to plan your future leaves you feeling anxious and scared. Luckily I never received the call to active duty. I was able to get out about six months later when they ended "Stop-Loss". I was even luckier to get completely discharged, honorably, about a year later, which removed my name completely from any lists for possible call-up.
My unit ended up being called-up for deployment three months after I was out of the Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR).
I'm not sure if my unit suffered any causalities. All I know is my close friends made it home safely, but not before having there whole view of life and the World changed drastically.
So when I see videos like the one above I am thankful. Thankful to be home, and thankful to be able to do what I want when I want. This mindset helps me get out the door on hard training days. Whenever I'm feeling lazy or in a funk I think to myself how I could be in some foreign country acting as a bullet sponge for our Politicians, with no idea when I will be able to come home or if I will ever make it home. This usually gets my ass out the door and on my bike.

Those Crazy Japanese

This is the craziest movie trailer I have ever seen. It's so over the top I'm not even sure it's not a joke. Check it out for your self.

Rock Star does it again

The new GTA4 trailer is out and it looks like it's going to be an awesome game. Hopefully it will be better the last one.
The graphics look amazing, or at least the cut scenes look amazing.




I wonder how many times it will be pushed back.

A cold day of riding

I had a really good weekend of riding. Saturday started off really cold (High 30's is considered really cold to a Californian native). I made sure to put on a lot of layers, including a full face mask, and I finally got to use my thermal vest.
I met up with the P1/2 team and rode with them around the Polhemus loop. The ride was at a "social pace". People still went for the town-sign sprints, but for the most part the pace was pretty moderate. I made sure to sit in as much as possible and shoot the shit with as many people as possible.
Once we got back to Woodside we split up. Most of us headed up Kings Mtn., bypassing Huddart park :( . I kept a steady zone 4 pace for most of the climb. I was the first to the top, but I'm sure if anyone else could have caught me easily if they wanted.
From there we took 32 to 84E. I was suffering on 32. My legs were starting to fatigue, but not to the point where I would have been dropped.
On Sandhill Rd. I was almost dropped. I was taking a pull and started to fatigue. Everyone passed me pretty quickly on the downhill and my legs didn't have much "pop" left to jump on the train. Lucky for they hit a red light.
The rest of the way home I maintained a zone 2 effort. My legs were just about done at the 3:45hr mark. I'm sure if I had done a better job of fueling during the ride my legs would have felt better. Fueling is something I really need to work on.
By the end of the day I ridden for 4:15hrs and 80 miles. Not bad for a quiet Saturday.

BASP#4

This was my third CX race of the season. Originally I wasn't looking forward to doing this race. My last race, BASP#2, was horrible. I had been sick the week before the race, and wasn't able to maintain the intense efforts during the race. That race left me with a really negative feeling towards CX. However, yesterday's race changed all of that.
I decided to race in the A's, that way there was less pressure to podium. The first thing I noticed when I lined up for the start was the small size of the field, only 44 racers.
The start of the race was a little bit sketchy. Someone locked up there brakes during the hole shot sprint; then racers were going too hot into turn number one and pushed a lot of people wide into the course tape. After the initial chaos I settled into a good rhythm and started passing people. I moved my way up to the middle of the pack, continuing to pass people, but then my peddle hit a root and sent me flying off my bike.
I imagine my crash looked pretty funny because I was just riding along and then all of a sudden I'm bucked off my bike. Well I pop up and start to get ready to mount my bike when I'm stopped by shouting spectators telling me my chain was off. It was off in a way I've never seen before. Luckily a spectator helped me get it back on, allowing me to get back into the race, but not before being passed by numerous people. It took a while, but I started to get back into a rhythm. Once again I started to pass some people who had passed me during my crash.
I was doing well getting back up towards the middle of the pack, until I crashed - again. This time I went down in a sandy section. This did me in. I was passed by a lot of people while I tried get my chain back on.
Throughout the remainder of the race I had some mechanicals (my rear quick release came loose - twice), but I managed to stay upright. Even though I ended up 39th of 44 I had a ton of fun. It really rejuvenated my CX racing spirit. Now I'm looking forward to the last race in the BASP series. I'll be racing the A's again :)

The "Non-Competitive" season

Well I'm still at it. Training for the '08 season. It's somewhat disheartening to not be as strong of a rider as I was during the racing season. It's much more of a struggle to get up hills. My lungs can handle it, but my legs get tired more quickly than during the racing season. It probably doesn't help I haven't been doing much climbing during my training rides.
Almost all of my training is done on flat/rolling terrain. I guess we're trying to build/maintain my aerobic engine. The strength work will come closer to the start of the season.
I guess it's not reasonable to try and maintain my fitness all the way through the non-competitive season through to next season. I would get burnt out, and I've already been close to burn-out once this month. It doesn't matter if I can kick-ass on the bike now, it only really counts during races.
Speaking of races, I have my first CX race in over a month this Sunday. I'm not too excited about it. I don't know why. I had a blast last year, but for some reason I'm not getting that into it this year. It's probably because I didn't train last year, I only raced.
Maybe my experience would change if I could hydrate during the race. My mouth gets so dry that I start mentally breaking down. I'm going to try to carry a small flask of fluids during this Sunday's race and see how things go. Speaking of which I need to get my CX bike ready for this weekend.

Road to recovery

After four days of being sick I'm finally starting to feel close to 100%. I rode my bike for the first time yesterday after being off my bike for three days. I felt really week. I'm hoping I didn't lose too much fitness.
I mostly noticed the loss of fitness when I was riding up HWY 9. I thought about riding up to Skyline, but decided to not chance it and went down at Redwood Gulch. Overall the ride went well, minus the flat tire, and it felt good to be back on the bike.
We'll see how I do today. I'm doing a 3.5hr ride with attacking sprints every 15minutes. I'm not really looking forward to the long ride, but the sprints will help break things up a bit.

Oh Where, Oh Where Have My Legs Gone?

My past two workouts have been garbage. On Tuesday I was able to do the minimum my workout required, but I was in a mental "funk". There was a lot of negative self talk during the first set of my intervals. The fact I was riding an 11-23 cassette on a steep climb probably didn't help much either. I think that contributed fatiguing my legs.
Another contributing factor was the previous day's strength session. It was the first time I have done a gym workout in over 1.5yrs and it really made me sore. That coupled with the two races I did this past weekend really drained my legs. I only hope my legs recover enough for this weekend's long rides. I have three 4hr + rides with lots of climbing scheduled for Fri, Sat, and Sun.
Getting back to the previous day's trainings, I haven't felt like this in a long time. Granted, I only started a structured training schedule a month ago, but I still don't like it. I don't like this feeling of not having any power in my legs. I also don't like not being able to complete a quality workout. It makes me feel as if I'm letting my coach down. I've been really strong up until this week, and now I can hardly ride at threshold for 6 minutes. Something is definitely wrong with my legs.
My legs were so weak yesterday I couldn't complete the minimum amount of prescribed intervals. I did two instead of 3 sets of 1-3. Oh well, at least I wasn't in my mental "funk".
As I write this my legs feel better. I'm looking forward to my recovery ride today. No pressure to complete intervals. Just a nice relaxed ride for time.
I'm somewhat nervous about my long rides because they are going to be done with some strong riders, and as I said before, up until now I have been thought of as a strong rider. Hopefully I can continue the facade throughout the weekend. Even if I don't it's not a big deal. It's training for God's sake, not a race. Racing is what counts. As long as I can continue to have good results I'll be happy.
I can't expect to have perfect workouts all season long. There will be crap workouts, and there will be high quality workouts. I still have five months of racing to train for, so two days in the "Valley" (low point) isn't a big deal.
Tonight I will get focused and relaxed for my hard workouts this weekend. I need to remember, it's only training, not racing. I'm not trying to show off how strong I am. I'm out there training for ME, to make myself stronger so I can continue to win races.

Escape from Alcatraz Race Report

Escape from Alcatraz is a race I have been wanting to do for a while. It was one of my goals in life to complete the Escape from Alcatraz race. Now I can check that goal off, because today I completed the Escape fro Alcatraz race.
Eventhough this race was one of my life goals I didn't take it too seriously. I didn't train too hard for the race, plus I've been eating like crap. Going into the race I told myself I was going out there to have fun. I didn't care how I did as long as: 1) I finished the race, and 2) I finished close to 3.5 hours.
I didn't stress too much about packing for the race and the night's stay in the City. When I did my Ironman Race I started packing four days in advance, checked and rechecked everything I packed. This time I just threw things into my transition bag and called it a night.
I spent the night at my friend's place in the City. He and his girlfriend live in a nice little studio in Nob Hill. It was me, my friend Cecilia, and the two who live in the Studio (Alex and Natalie). My bike and gear made for a tight squeeze.
Alex is a super good artist. He's making some extra cash painting shoes. I know it sounds weird, but people are willing to pay upto $300 for a pair of shoes. Here's a pair he's currently working on:
Cecilia and Natalie decided to go out last night. They didn't come back to the studio until 1am. Of course they came home drunk and loud which woke me up. They stayed up for a while talking and laughing. They finally went to sleep about 1:30am. As soon as they passed out Alex started to snore, and it was SUPER loud. I couldn't fall back asleep. He finally stopped snoring around 2:30am; that's when I finally passed out.
I woke up at 5am. I had my hammer shake and 1/2 bagel with Nutella. I grabbed all my stuff and headed Downn to the race site.
Race day morning started off looking beautiful. The sun was shining and it wasn't too cold. I went to the transition area (TA) and found my spot on the bike rack. The space allowed for individuals to set up their TA's were super small. It made organization a requirement.
I threw all my gear down on my TA towel: running shoes, race belt, helmet, and I racked my bike with my bike shoes attached to the pedals.
After setting up my spot in the TA I jumped on the bus over to Pier 3 where we would load onto the ferry to Alcatraz. The ferry was full of nervous energy. Some people looked as if they were on the boat ride to storm Normandy beach.
I wasn't worried about the swim. The only thing I was nervous about was the water temperature. It was reported to be 55 degrees, and that's freaking cold.
The ferry pulled up next to Alcatraz. That's when we were told to jump overboard. I wanted to get it over with, so I jumped within the first couple minutes of the swim start.
I hit the water and started swimming immediately. The water wasn't too cold, but that didn't stop people from freaking out. Within the first 50 yards of the swim I could hear people yelling to be pulled from the water.
About 10 minutes into my swim my goggles started to leak. It made it difficult to spot landmarks to know where I was swimming to. I stopped about four different times to drain my goggles and figure out where I was supposed to go. I also had to stop a couple of times because I swallowed a lot of water. There were some rolling swells, but other than that the water was relatively calm.
The swim went by quickly. Once I reached shore I had to run 1/2 mile to the TA. I decided to run barefoot. I thought "It's only 1/2 mile. Plus it will be on grass". Unfortunately it was on cement, and it was rough cement. Towards the end of the short run I could feel the bottoms of my feet start to feel a little raw.
I quickly found my bike, threw on my helmet and took off on the bike course. By now the fog had rolled in and it was overcast. The cooler weather turned out to be a blessing; it prevented my from overheating.
I didn't push too hard on the bike, but I didn't take it easy. I kept my power output around 270 watts. I was surprised at how many people struggled on the small hills around the Legion of Honor. I pushed a little harder on the uphills to pass people.
One thing I wasn't used to in this race was ability to draft off of people. I'm used to keeping a 4 meter gap in between bikes. The ability to draft off of others made passing a lot easier. What didn't make passing easy was the roads.
The roads on the bike course were so jacked up. I wish I was riding a bike with suspension. A couple of times I felt as if I were going to be bounced off of my bike. I'm just glad I decided to ride my older bike without my race wheels.
There was a lot of people out there that had their super expensive bikes with super expensive race wheels. They must have been freaking out on some of the rough roads. I've heard stories of carbon race wheels breaking on this race course because of the rough roads.
The fun thing about the course having some steep hills was going down them. It seemed like a lot of people had a hard time descending. Not me, I just peddled harder. My max speed on a downhill was 40mph.
The return course back was uneventful. As I followed the course back the towards the TA, I could see the majority of people were just starting the bike leg of the race. Heading the opposite way I could a steady flow of people. It looked like a mid day's flow of traffic on a freeway. People were trying to pass each other any way they could. I'm sure there were a few crashes on the course.
As I approached the final straight away of the bike course I peddled harder. I was going 26mph on the flat road towards the TA. Once I neared the TA I unstrapped my bike shoes, took my feet out and put them on top of the shoes. This allowed for a quick dismount at the TA.
I ran into the TA, racked my bike, put on my running shoes, and took off onto the run course. I forgot to put my heart rate monitor on so I had no idea how hard I was pushing myself. I pushed myself at about a 7 on my RPE scale. I loved the run course. I used to run that area all the time when I lived in San Francisco, I lived .5mi from the run course.
I hit the 4mi mark and stepped up my pace. We were running on the beach so it made it a little more difficult. At the end of the beach there was a sand ladder. A lot of people struggle on it, I know I did. However, I ranked 17th overall on the "Sand Ladder Challenge".
I maintained my pace up until mile six, that's when I turned it up again. The last two miles I was pushing hard. I finished in 2:41:24.
After the race I still had a lot of energy, which leads me to believe I could have pushed harder earlier on in the race. That is something I need to learn to do. Overall I achieved my goal of going out there and having fun. Maybe next time I can take the race more seriously and place in my age groups.

Race Weekend

One of the races (Escape from Alcatraz) I've been wanting to do for a while is coming up this weekend. However, I haven't really been training that hard for the race. I almost don't really care how I do in this race. I have no doubts that I will finish, but I don't know how hard it will be. Hopefully I struggle to much to finish the race. I know the swim is going to be hard.
The swim is the whole reason I wanted to do the race. Not many people can say that they have swam from Alcatraz. I've done the swim last year at a different race. It wasn't too hard, but it was warmer than it will be this weekend. Last I heard the water is going to be in the mid 50's. Damn, that's cold!
The last time I did the swim I almost got sick. The water was super salty, like a pirate - arrrrr!, and the rolling swells really did a number on my stomach. I'm hoping this time around it won't be that harsh on my stomach.
After I'm done writing this I need to pack. Here's my list:

• Wetsuit
• Goggles
• Squid Lid (Hoodie)
• Body Glide
• Bike
• Helmet
• Shoes
• Spare tube
• Co2
• Levers
  
• Glasses
• Run shoes
• Visor/hat
• HRM
• Pump
• Towel

That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure I will think of more. I planning on having my hammer shake for breakfast (2 scoops of Sustained Energy, 4 serving of Hamer Gel, and 12oz. of Water). I will also eat a bagel with Nutella for breakfast.
Well, it's time for me to pack. Oh, so much fun.