Karri-

I *think* I saw you while we were waiting for beer. But then I didn't see you again.

I was wearing a purple Pearl Izumi jacket and tights. DH had on a blue jacket, so that wasn't us you saw.

I enjoyed the ride, it took us right at 4 hours. Since I missed most of August-October I am deconditioned. Our average speed was only 15.6 with the tailwind. The cross winds really challenged me more than normal, but I enjoyed the ride. I thought the rest stops were set up in a way that was a bit unsafe. We had a lot of trouble passing through #2 because everyone was piled up.

That downhill was not fun at all. I am a big wimp when I see gravel, so I was incredibly nervous the whole time. It was one time I considered walking down a hill!

I loved coming through Gruene, I had never been there and it is so cute. What did you think of coming over 35? That was a bit nerve racking with the rest stop set up. We had a group of 7 riders stop on the overpass in a big bunch to discuss if they needed to go to the stop.

Did you go to Wurstfest? My parents came and went with us, it was a lot of fun. DH got a shirt that said "A 10 Day Salute to Sausage".