Day 3

Today's ride was from King City to Paso Robles-77.3 miles of the worst road in all of California. As I mentioned last night, this section of the ride is known as the "Quad Buster". The weather was very hot and many cyclists (including Deanne) got a little sun burned. Deanne commented on seeing a lot of Giant bikes today. She was wearing her Giant Kit (shirt & matching shorts) and her friends were teasing her about her Giant butt and Giant chest (the word Giant is in very large letters on the back of the shorts and across the bustline) oh well, a little laughter is good for you. Today is the day that the ride goes through the small town that a school in Bradly hosts a BBQ as a fundraiser for their elementary school. This is the only fund raiser the local school conducts and everyone looks forward to the ALC's visit. Obviously, a good time is had by all. D had a double cheeseburger, chips and a coke. A few miles back on the road she started to re-think such a heavy lunch in such hot bumpy conditions, but she was ok. There was a dead mountain lion that kind of made her sad, it hadn't been dead very long and was under a tree on the side of the road. Deanne and Heather were the only two of their group to make it all the way today. A nice shower can rid you of more than the road dirt and Deanne is always glad for those great big trucks with the portable showers and plenty of hot water after a ride. D is feeling pretty good except for a pain under the knee cap. Someone gave her some Bio Freeze and she is feeling better. Tomorrow they will pass the half way marker, where it is a tradition to have your picture taken. Tomorrow the riders will face the "Evil Twins" -two exceptionally difficult hills and end their day in Santa Maria. The mission that they saw yesterday was the Mission Soledad. I think thats pretty much it for today.

Mom