Regina,,its so funny looking at your picture((DRY)),,surly it was taken at the beginning,,I dont remember at all being dry that day!!!
My hubby and I got into town the night before,,had no trouble at all finding a great hotel filled (which should have been our first "signal",,since I had goggled hotels all week long,,,and they were all booked!!!) The morning of the ride,,I looked out our warm comfy hotel room,,and felt like I was in Vermont,,watching it snow,,could it actually be raining that hard???!!! Had it not been for all the other bikers there,,who although spirits were low, due to the crapy weather,,,I swear,,we would have made a quick stop to see the ponies,,and high tailed it out of there back to Jersey,,where by the way,,,had a dry great day!!!
I dont know if we'll do this ride again,,Im sure had the weather been great we would have completed the full century,,but as cold,wet and sandy as we were,,we had no trouble at all,,uncrunching a wet 20$ dollar bill,,for a cold beer...aaahhh always finding the rainbow!!!