It's time for America's favorite pastime! Let's do the numbers:
Distance: 69.39 miles
Ride Time: 5 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds
Avg: 13.56 mph
I said it before and I'll say it again, what a difference a day makes! Great weather and great riding companions made for a fantastic day of riding!
This is a picture of (from l to r) Mike, Angela, Judy and your humble blogger. We rode the entire 60 mile route today. We had a LOT of laughs, got to know each other a little bit more and did some awesome riding. For example, I learned Mike and Angela are engaged and will be getting married next month. Congratulations you crazy kids! :) The course was mostly flat was a few climbs thrown in just for fun. But in the end, we made it safe, sound and DRY!
I mentioned above we rode 60 miles. But when I did the numbers, I wrote I did 69 miles. What gives? Well, the route was scheduled for 52 miles.....if you stayed at base came for the night. However, I stayed at a hotel 8 miles away. And since we rode from the hotel to the start of the route, 60 miles was the distance. Then after the ride was done, I discovered my hotel was 9 miles away from today's base camp. And since I had to ride my bike to the hotel, BAM! 69 miles for the day.
This is the cabin I rented while in Rockport last night. It looked like a shack from the outside,
but inside, it was pretty nice I must admit!
What will Gary wear tomorrow?
My "It's The Law" jersey. This jersey reminds drivers to give cyclists at least 3 feet clearance when passing from the rear. I figured it would be a good way to educate drivers on a Sunday morning/afternoon.
We have a 70 mile trek to the Puget Sound region on tap for tomorrow. Ride director Tom says no severe climbs, but lots of rolling terrain. And some rain (possibly). Good times, good times! :)
Keep the rubber side down!
Gary
"I thought of that while riding my bike." --Albert Einstein (On the Theory of Relativity)
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