oh Mimitabby!!! Dang, I wish I had known too... how fun would it have been to get to meet in person...

yeah, the heat was oppressive especially with the humidity, which I am not used to at all... I was INCREDIBLY grateful to all the local citizens who hooked up hoses with misters for us to ride thru... they were along the route at different points and we rode thru every single one. At one point there were two little girls holding up hoses for us to ride thru... I could've stopped to hug them they were so darned cute!

Bklynmom... I hope your ride is terrific! Just pace yourself and ride your own ride. I'm not as "fast" as others but I have excellent endurance at my own pace I'm pretty danged proud of myself to be honest.

Dex... yep, I was actually glad we went further. It made for a more relaxing day 2. I could have finished with a faster time. At the end of the 154 we were at 14.7 mph avg... but day 2, I wanted to just cruise and ENJOY the scenery ya know? Being from out of town, I really enjoyed how incredibly pretty everything is... glad you had a good ride too, and REALLY hope the knee heals quickly for you. Nothing worse than knee probs.