An unusual day to say the least. Ten miles into the ride, the gears went out on my bike. Larry appreciated the call at 5:30 a.m. - and so it began. I kept riding and Larry caught up with Babycakes . I headed out and Larry headed to the bike shop. About 10 miles later, after a couple of guys in the utilities office tried to convince me a bike shouldn't go over the mountain, I experienced a flat. Time for lunch and a nap. Larry caught up and we exchanged bikes again. 11 miles later I was at the top of the mountain. From there the route became an interstate, not too comforting, so I opted for Larry's Limo. Larry spotted me where I would have gotten off the highway and off I went again. Along came a 6 mile hill. There were windmills all over it, hundreds of them. Neat to see. The day got better after that. They put out a high winds warning. After a 46mph decent, I turned a corner and the wind was at my back.My last 11 miles averaged 28mph without a pedal stroke. What a way to end the day!!
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