Learning to ride bike

This is where I learned how to ride a bicycle. I didn't have
training wheels; nobody did. By using the natural slope from
the house to the river bank I would coast down and try to
balance without having to peddle. There is a road that runs
parallel with the river edge, I suppose to make a turn without
ending down at the bottom of the river. In this case, the river was
dry, because that's where I ended up many times.

After I harnessed the skill that was needed to ride a bike, I had
many adventures with my cousins and friends on trips to different
villages and temples in the regional areas. This would be during
the dry season. I had so much fun just going riding, but I hate dogs
coming after my legs. Who doesn't?

I was the only one out of my family that knew how to ride a bike
at the time, and we didn't have a bike of our own. I remember
riding home from my aunt's place by myself on a paved
road part way and then turning off onto dirt roads. I made it home
ok without a monkey jumping on my back along the way. It was
scary not really knowing if I could find my way there. I'm not sure
how I made my return trip. Might have been by cross country walking
the bike back, or by train with the bike going a different route.