We awoke to a rather unusual sound…raindrops1 Something we have all expected would come, hoped it wouldn’t but figured was going to happen sooner or later. How can you ride from Seattle, WA to Napoleon, OH over the course of 34 days and only encounter a couple of hours of light rain? Well, the weather gods are with us, the Sumo continues to bring good karma, and we are still unbelievably lucky – the rain held off!
Last night James and Stephanie asked Doug to pace them through today’s ride as they wanted to arrive early enough to go to Cedar Point Amusement Park. Doug agreed and I volunteered to help. Little did I know what was in store for me!
James and Steph are usually among the last to arrive at camp each day. Picture breaks, roadside naps, and sight seeing detours take up much of their road time – but not today! Cedar Point’s roller coasters are calling! A group of us rolled out together and things were going well until Stephanie flatted. The repair was quickly made and we were back on the road. The pace was good, the wind was at our backs, a cloud cover kept the temperature down – all was going well.
Lately I have become a bit paranoid about crashing….several riders have touched wheels in pace lines and gone down. I don’t want to experience that (at my age I don’t bounce, I SPLAT!). With this in mind, I slacked off the pace and rode much of the day with Patty. It was a very safe, very predictable ride.
Today’s route was primarily due east and mainly followed Route 6 so the chances of getting lost were minimal.
Once into Sandusky, several of us found a great informal diner across the road that served excellent snacks. We enjoyed talking about the Big Ride, the personalities, and the future (yes, there is a future after the Big Ride!) before we joined the others in camp.
Many people set up their tents, showered and then rushed to get the shuttle to the amusement park. The rest of us lounged around and then went our separate ways (in small groups) to get dinner. Ash, Pauline, Sharon, and I had a taste for steak while the others were content with Chili’s (the emphasis for them was on margaritas!)
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