Yesterday's ride is the last one until I return from camping on August 27th. That leaves me just 3 days to wrap up my personal challenge of 200 km. But, I am confident I can do it!
The ride was a cooler.one..temperatures had dropped to 10 degrees overnight and even with three layers and gloves it was cool..But smooth..I know that route really well now and am happy to stick to it. The photo below is of some of the many wildflowers you see along the trail.
When I got home I felt tired and as the day progressed I realized I was getting sick. My throat was sore and I felt out of sorts. The good news is today I am no worse, in fact feel like it will be a very short lived cold. Lots of vitamin C and gargling etc.
So, this is it until August 28th, when I hope to get back.in the saddle and get at least another 25 km under my belt.
Thanks everyone for your support..
Today was my longest rde to date and puts me just under 150 km.
Was a cooler day after a bit of rain this morning making riding conditions pleasant despite some wind.
The main attraction today was the close encounter with two Wild Turkey hens and about 20 chicks of various ages, spread across the trail.
They were pretty funny, running back and forth. Got some photos but then decided it was time to continue. I ran my tinny little bell and they just scattered like a bomb had dropped. Some ran off the road, some took immediate flight into a near by tree and the larger mama hen took off down the trail as if pursued by the devil. She finally got airborne. It was quite funny to watch; kinda wished I had a video going to catch all the action. I'm sure no bird was injured in the excitement, or I sure hope not
(although these turkeys are quite a nuisance to farmers).
The rest of the ride was nice..covered some new ground and may try to do it again. But, tomorrow is a work day, so maybe Tuesday.
With today's ride I am up to 125k km. I am finding the ride creates it's own energy. I will be taking tomorrow off but will be back on Sunday to start my final series of rides for the last 75km. I am quite hopeful I can make it happen!
The photo below was taken today from the trail....I love the recently harvested fields and the tree standing sentinel, in the distance!
I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Teased the rain gods this morning and lost..got wet due to some long overdue rain. But that's OK...the ride was great.
I feel I'm finding my stride..did 15km in just an hour..which included a couple of stops for photos and to hide under some trees to dry off my phone! Close to 100 km..tomorrow should do it!
