Today we are riding for Aidan - who is 7 and has had polyarticular juvenile arthritis since he was 41/2 years old.
Tom sagged today - his hamstring still very tender and too sore to ride. I looked for a bike group that would tolerate a Newbie rider. Sonia, April and their crew said I could tag along. Thank you to all of you for putting up with me! I had a blast! There were 9 of us all together and it made for a great, laugh-filled day.
Today was wear your alma mater jersey day - but since I could not find one from SUNY Buffalo or UBC I settled on my "Powered by Chocolate" jersey- which can be found at the Thomas Haas website. Big thanks to my sister-in-law for finding it - it was a big hit!
We then headed off to Cayucos- and amazing little surfer town right on the beach.
It was here we found a small town square and April was hoisted up by her biker boyfriends for a great shot!!
After that we headed to Morrow Bay and our midpoint checkpoint at mile 30.0. After a good break, some oreos diet coke and PB and banana sandwiches it was off again- this time inland to the heat of over 90 degrees and a steep climb(not nearly like yesterday- and only 300 feet in elevation - but is sure was hot - no shade around at all. One more rest stop in SLO at Wally's Bicycle Works - for their famous tamales. Only by the time we got there they were out :( Oh well, there is always next year!
From SLO there was an off-trail trip to a great beach town called Avila Beach which took us a few extra miles out of the way but was a great source of fun and photos.
The day ended with some beer and a great meal at camp - and when the mosquitos showed up it was time for bed.
Tomorrow we ride to Beullton- 66.5miles - with farmland and wine country.........until then!
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