July 14, 2007
One of the rides many of us won’t forget that easy. The pouring rain and strong winds during the second part of the ride added another level of challenge to an already demanding ride. A ride that brought back memories to seasoned riders (apparently a hard rain in Day4 two years ago) and an eye opener for new riders. It is one thing to get home when you are able to jump in the shower after a ride like this but quite another entirely when you get in to camp and you have to set-up the tent soaking wet and cold and no hot shower.
For me, this was a ride of many firsts:
- riding in the rain for several hours
- having my first flat (it had to be during a pouring rain)
- riding more 130km in one ride
- speeding on a bike, 68.9km/h!
- riding with a GPS enabled cyclocomputer
- taking pictures with an older camera (which I find way easier to handle while I am riding)
A special thank you to the Rustlers, Lynn, Klaus, Wendy and Stephanie for helping with the ride. Also, thank you to Lucinda, Leslie, Heather and Jay for taking the time (staying longer during the break) and
running the drafting lesson. I am sure they could have rode home sooner to avoid the rain.
For obvious reasons I have no pictures taken during the rainy part of the day. I wish I would though, one with me fixing the flat in the rain would have been priceless. Instead, the picture of the day goes to Heather (Team Leader Coach) and Walter (Co-chair) 
Total distance: 132.6km
