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Now that I'm more recovered from our drive home, I'm going back to read more carefully.
We're going to need to work on a team jersey for jobob, TrekHawk and BikerHen - TEAM SANDBAGGER. Just can't guite think of the right graphic . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
This was a really enjoyable ride - for the scenery certainly - but the best part for me was riding with so many friends - some I had just met for the first time.
Everyone was so encouraging. I was having a rough time of it - lots of leg cramps through most of the last 1/2 of the ride. Sarah had warned me about drinking water at that altitude and I really tried but I just couldn't get hydrated - a lesson learned that I need electrolytes in addition to water. I had my new bike but no bottle cages, so I just had water in my camelbak. I suppose drinking 1/2 a bottle of wine the night before and only getting 3-1/2 hours of sleep didn't help....... Well I spent the next two days drinking lots of water and making lots of trips to the bathroom
I spent most of the ride with Jo and Leslie (trekhawk), and also had the pleasure of riding quite a bit with Sarah and Sue and Kim. Only saw Veronica once on the ride - she had left us all in the dust :D. I would occasionally run into some of the other TE gals - and it was great seeing all the AV jerseys on the road. We received a lot of compliments on the jerseys from other riders. Too bad we didn't have some sort of card or handout with info on how to order.......
Riding up and back to SLC with Sarah and Bubba was great. I had the whole back seat to myself. It was fun chatting with both of them - but I think at one point Bubba and I put Sarah to sleep talking about endangered species and eminent domain (I can see you all yawning in agreement). I get similarly disengaged when Andrew talks about his work......
We arrived at Sue's beautiful home about 9pm - just in time for burgers and beer. The mojito was yummy - and it's probably a good thing we ran out of tonic water given my dehydrated state. I don't think I could ever match Brian's exceptional skill at making homemade beer, but I will take a shot at making some mojitos this weekend........
and the chocolate - yummy! I especially liked the white chocolate with peppermint pieces that AG sent. Sue sent us all home with a bag of chocolate. Mine melted on the road trip back - but I still managed to inhale most of it.....
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
snap, it's too small for my eyes to see what the snail is towing! Help us out here!
He's riding a razor scooter. Here's the whole picture. Really has nothing to do with sandbagging, I just love the visual....Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow
Look at that S-Car go!
(I'm sorry! Someone had to say it... :rolleyes: )
Somebody gag her.:p ;)
:D I feel like I've been waiting all my life for the right moment to say (write!) that line! :D
Ohhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhQuote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
Yuk, yuk, yuk!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
I hate snails but that picture is toooooo cute.:)
TrekHawk, glad to see that you are embracing the new title and your new team! :p
Back to the subject at hand, here is a photo that my friend Cyndi (not to be confused with CindySue) took. Appropriate for the all-women's ride. yes? What do you suppose the tonic is for? To make us ride faster?? :D
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../Utah06005.jpg
Yes, I've been waiting for that pic (and so has Bubba).
Tres cool.
Kim and Marty and I had a chuckle over that Saturday morning driving to the start, on the road to ...
oh Kim, would you like to finish this ? :D
Nah. Realize now that there's no "S" in "Road to Wellville", so we must have been on the wrong road.
But did you see the Olympic Torch? :D
And it was lit up!
Both of them, in fact. :rolleyes:
they'll never let me live this one down
You know, I think there are a couple of those Olympic Torches around you there in the Bay Area. When did they hold the competition in Martinez? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by jobob
you are both such BRATS ! :p
Jeeez...first snappydragen calls me a tramp (a while back) and now you call me a brat. I'm beginning to feel so much more dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
BTW, I found a new picture for your avatar:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...RH/flare10.jpg
Thanks for the posts & the great pictures! What a ride!
Hey! We've got Olympic torches like that here in Gary, Indiana!
I think the Women's Tonic was mostly alcohol, to make you forget whatever it was you needed tonic for in the first place!
(North Centralite sneaking back out of the Southwest territory...:p )
Don't forget the laudanum shot.