Fog, Whistles And Rowdy Fans!

Saturday dawned with cool air and cloudy skies, providing pleasurable riding for the first few hours. Due to morning fog, the start of our ride was delayed until 6:15 a.m. Ten miles into our ride at the first water station 4 more friends joined our growing entourage which by day's end reached 60 riders. At the crest of the hill on Kraybill’s Church Road, we enjoyed a momentary time warp when we passed a horse-drawn crop sprayer on the road. And one mile later we were greeted by a huge crowd of cheers, whistles and fanfare at the end of the farm lane where I grew up. Notable among them was Mom, who sat perched on her adult size tricycle wearing cutest riding bonnet and her 60 for Hope T-shirt. She was obviously ready to roll!

See additional ride day adventures in next blog