I was disappointed yesterday for not finding my friend on the trail. Instead I found some sprouts to transplant in my garden. I also found the trail to be newly paved--perfect for skating!
Today, I went skating on said new pavement and had a good session. I even challenged myself to skate on the road next to the trail. It was going well until I hit an obstacle in the road moving too slowly and fell off my board.
Big takeaways: Wear elbow pads because I'm guaranteed to fall. Skating on quite roads isn't as scary as I thought it would be.