After driving 9+ hours on Thursday to Massachusetts and doing some tourist things on Friday we were all set to kick off the Best Buddies Challenge Ride on Saturday morning. The weather cleared & we had a perfect day to ride.
Thanks to your donations we were recognized in the top 5 fund raisers at the 50 mile start and 13th overall. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.
While the ride was the longest we have done I must say it wasn't the most difficult. I understand that the 100 mile segment was much harder coming out of Boston. We had a couple of good size hills to climb, a very dangerous high traffic bridge to walk over and a several mile long steady climb at the end. But none of us were wiped out at the end. We had plenty of energy to enjoy the showers, massages, classic clam bake (thank goodness for the Chicken alternative since I'm not a big sea food fan) and a concert by the Bangles (Walk Like An Egyptian). The post ride logistics of getting our truck & trailer from the starting line and back to load up the trikes turned out to be one of the biggest obstacles of the day. Luckily while I was on the bus back to the starting line my wife & kids were able to convince the local shuttle driver to transport them & the trikes to the hotel. Otherwise they would have been waiting on the beach for 2 hours.
It was a fun experience for the entire family. We got to experience some of Boston, especially the traffic. We got a parking ticket because we lingered too long at a diner. We got "rear ended", guess the person didn't see the big hitch sticking out the back, I didn't even bother to get out of the truck. We spent way too much time trying to find parking spaces only to give up and walk half a mile to dinner. But we laughed, we talked and we rode. You can't beat that.
Once again, thank you to everyone who supported the fund raising. The money will go to help a wonderful organization that is making a difference in people's lives every day.
Our next "organized" group ride will probably be a local short 32 miler in late August. Less than a year ago I don't think "short" and "32 miler" would have been a sentence for me. But it certainly is now.
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