Quote Originally Posted by maryellen
I can't imagine any ride I do will ever match the aids ride (except for next year!) so I better get used to it!

Full on agree w/you there! There is nothing like the camaraderie on an AIDS ride, is there?
Did you prepare at all for "re-entry". I learned that lesson after my first AIDS ride in 1997 and I didn't have a clue that it would be a transformative experience for me. When I returned to work the day after, I remember biting my tongue when a staffmember started whining about something that seemed so insignificant compared to the experience that I just had and I wasn't prepared for it. From then on, for each ride aftermath, I have been better prepared for it though and just being aware that there is a need for some re-entry time and space makes a difference.
Happy trails,
Mary