Today I realized how much stronger I have gotten. Even though I had climbed several hills yesterday, today was even hillier and I did OK - rode pretty darn strong, though I am more tired today - the legs did work.
We crossed in to New Hampshire within 5 minutes of starting out and then enjoyed lots of green, woods, water and hills. One of the best parts of the ride was the weather - it was sunny and in the mid 70's, no humidity, a little breeze and crystal clear blue skies. The wooded lane photo is what I biked through for part of the day.
Today is also a sad day - it was our last full day together. I still don't know what or how I feel about it other than I'm not ready to be done (heavy sigh...).
We had our group banquet and there was an opportunity to do a skit for entertainment and of course, Colleen, Cindy and I could NOT pass up the opportunity to participate! Colleen and Cindy created lyrics to go to the Veggie Tales' song "We Are the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" (see lyrics below). We dressed up (sort of) and even had some choreography (sort of) to go along with our singing debut. We had lots of fun and I think everyone enjoyed it too.
After the skits, everyone was presented with a Certificate of Completion and we all had an opportunity to say a few words. It was a special evening and it is sort of, kind of, starting to sink in a little bit what exactly we all accomplished - it's almost too big to comprehend.
Tomorrow we finish - the Atlantic Ocean or bust!
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WE ARE THE BIKERS WHO HAVE DONE EVERYTHING
(With apologies to the creators of Veggie Tales)
CHORUS:
‘Cause we’re the bikers who have done everything
We have pedaled across this beautiful land
And if you ask us how our summer was
We’ll simply tell you – it was really grand!
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Well we gathered in Astoria, dipped our wheels in the ocean
Left the Pacific at our backside and we started heading east
Mt Hood was spectacular as we climbed up through the Cascades
We ate out a buffet or two, at least
Jumped the great Snake River into the land of potatoes
Rode the Tootin’ Tater; saw Twin an’ Shoshone Falls
Register Rock was an early explorers’ sign-in sheet
The scavenger hunt was amusing for us all
Wyoming was our next state with ghost towns and road-kill
It had the steepest climb up the Teton Pass
Road crews blocked our way on the Continental Divide
Our bike parade really had some class
South Dakota had the prairie dogs and herds of buffalo
Four stony presidents and an Indian on a horse
Signs for Wall Drug store, jackalopes and bull riding
The world’s only corn palace, of course
CHORUS
Fields of corn and soy, but the smell could not be beat
Sparta had the bike trail and long, dark tunnels too
The Lazer wedding made the day complete
We sailed into Michigan aboard the SS Badger
Famous for great lakes, farmlands, spaghetti galore
We traveled into Canada en masse across the bridge
We’ve used a lot of bag balm for this tour
New York had a rest day at the famous Niagara Falls
Finally needed raingear for the Maid of the Mist
Laundry wars abated, flat tires became more rare
The Erie Canal was a welcome twist
Vermont and New Hampshire were hills, and hills, and hills
We’re anxiously awaiting police escort to the beach
We’ve eaten our share of fig bars and lots of ice cream cones
Our cross country goal is in our reach
Across America North – what a memorable trip
We had an awesome staff; made lots of new friends
Thank you all for sharing your summer with us
We can’t believe this tour is going to end
CHORUS
1 comment:
Jean - It does not escape me that you are completing your life's dream a day or two before Barbara Morgan blasts into space for her life's dream. That is good karma I think. And I get to witness both! Laura
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