The Coffeeneuring Challenge is in the bag! I did it so fast that I lost track of my visits. Here’s the rundown:
Day 1: Saturday October 5
Location: Port City Coffee at Eastern Market.
Brew: House roast with a chocolate chip scone.
Miles: The big 5-0
Observation: 50 miles for a cup of coffee is no problem for Big Nellie
Day 2: Sunday October 6
Location: Saint Elmo’s Coffee on the main drag in Del Ray, Alexandria
Brew: House roast with a blueberry and banana muffin
Miles: 64
Observation: As good as the coffee and muffin were, the ensuing root beer float was better.
Bonus Day: Tuesday October 8
Location: Buzz on Slaters Lane in Alexandria
Brew: House roast with cinnamon muffin
Miles: 17.5
Observation: Cinnamon muffins always look better than they taste
Day 3: Friday October 11 (Furlough day. Applying Government Shutdown rule)
Location: Swings, Home of the Friday Coffee Club
Brew: Columbian nothing on the side
Miles: 28.5
Observation: Hugo is the cutest coffeeneur hands down.
Day 4: Sunday October 13
Location: Peregrine Espresso at Eastern Market
Brew: Mexican house brew with an almond scone
Miles: 43
Observation: Gotta like a place that uses a schwa as its logo
Bonus Day: Monday, October 14 (Doesn’t count toward the challenge. already 2 this weekend)
Location: Misha’s at Patrick and King Streets in Old Town Alexandria
Brew: House Roast with macaroon thingie on the side
Miles: 37
Observation: Meant to go to Occoquan but was frustrated by the closure of a road through Fort Belvoir.
Bonus Day: Tuesday October 15 (Doesn’t count toward the challenge)
Location: Best Buns in Shirlington
Brew: House roast (Starbucks) with a bacon cheddar scone on the side
Miles: 37
Observation: If I wanted Starbucks, I’d go to Starbucks
Bonus Day: Wednesday October 16 (Doesn’t count toward the challenge)
Location: Perks on North Fairfax Street in Alexandria, one block from the Mount Vernon Trail
Brew: House brew with a blueberry muffin
Miles: 15
Observation: Leather sofas are more comfortable than leather saddles.
Day 5: Saturday October 19:
Location: Chinatown Coffee, H Street NW near 5th, Washington
Drink: Honduran Coffee
Miles 32
Observation: The coffee and the vibe of this place make me want to go back. Definitely one of my favorites.
Day 6: Sunday October 20:
Location: Firehook Bakery, Union Street Old Town Alexandria
Drink: French Roast (with Italian sub sandwich on the side)
Miles 14.5
Observation: No bike parking to speak of. An epic fail for a city that is supposedly a Silver Level Bike Friendly City
Bonus Day: Friday, October 25. Friday Coffee Club No.2
Location: M. E. Swings, 17th and G Streets, NW. Washington DC
Coffee: Brazilian
Miles: 32.5
Observation: It was worth the cold ride to see Kate C. and Froggie back at coffee club
Sorry no photo. Kate and Froggie remain mysterious and anonymous.
Day 7: Saturday October 26
Location: Red Truck Bakery, Warrenton VA
Brew: House roast with an orange cranberry walnut muffin
Miles: 3
Observation: Coffee was good. Muffin was sooo moist and sweet and flavorful that I am seriously considering moving to Warrenton or becoming a B&E Red Truck muffin man
Bonus Day: Sunday October 27
Location: Cosi on Crystal Drive in Crystal City, Arlington VA
Brew: House roast with a forbidden cookie
Miles: 29
Observation: When cheering on the Coffeeneurista, the Queen of Caffeine, as she ran the Marine Corps Marathon, one must drink the drink.
There you have it. Finis.
Nicely done, Mr. Rootchopper!
Wow– lots of bonus days! Congrats on completing the coffeeneuring challenge!
I’m with you on the Cinnamon muffin thing.
Congrats on your finish! I sorta got demoralized seeing all the furloughed folks rack up 10 coffeenuerings before I could get one. 🙂
Nice writeup. And, there is evidence of your Swings stop in my Flickr stream if you want to download the picture. ,