Today's ride was great. But first, about the rest of yesterday. After our 46 mile ride, we rested up a bit and then hit the Chehaw Park zoo - with an expert, GTR friend Dr. Lisa MacElderry, a USDA inspector of public animal facilities, whose knowledge made the tour even more interesting. We saw two cheeta, lemurs, bongos, an armadillo in the wild, a black bear, Colobus monkeys, a zebra, and several other exotic species.
Then we walked to the history center for dinner and GTR awards. A thoroughly pleasant evening - the weather, the meal, the friends. My new riding shoes were popular with the crowd at GTR. Many other stokers were interested in my product review.
Up early Sunday morning for the last ride, a fun but always sad experience, because I always hate to see GTR end. Another beautiful day and unusually fast pace for us. That's one of the joys of GTR, getting to ride with other tandems, better, stronger, more experienced riders, and talking all the way.
We pulled out at noon, straight up, and got home about 6:30. Interstate highway driving is so boring for Alan. Can hardly believe we rode over 100 miles in the last few days. Can hardly wait for next year's GTR!!
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