Romantic, Special, and Fun

A few weeks ago the stars aligned themselves, I had a day off, my girlfriend had a day off, I had some money in my bank account, and most importantly the sun was shining and it was hot. A perfect day for a Miata road trip. I insured the car for the day and we drove down to beautiful Crescent beach in White Rock, BC. The whole time in the back of my mind I imagined the crank case pulley popping off and stranding us, but a beer and some fish and chips quickly dissipated any worries. It was a great time; we hung out, watched the sailboats, cruised, and afterwards drove to the Richmond casino to lose some money, finishing off the day with a nice view of the sunset on the Richmond dike. Like the pumpkin in that story the Miata had to go back to it's garage because it's insurance ran out at midnight. Angela put it best when she said that we could have done the trip in our regular cars but going in the Miata made it romantic, special, and fun. She gets it.

I noticed a lot of cowl shake and extremely firm ride on the highway, more than usual. Great, now the body is coming apart too I thought, but it turns out that I forgot to return the tire pressure to normal levels after I had pumped them up for storage. Oops. Gotta remember to do that next time.