14.1% max grade
57.8 miles
6,683 elevation
After an incredibly tiring (and at times, stressful) ride we have finally made it to Danbury, Ct. The downtown area was really congested and the last 10 miles were a struggle for many of us...I did most of the ride by myself (after being seperated at one of the mant traffic lights) and had to make a few stops for directions. Each day, we are given a cue sheet with milage and directions (much like google map driving directions) so that we can stay on track and have a sense of where we are supposed to be at specific mile markers. We also each carry a piece of sidewalk chalk in our jersey pockets so that riders can "chalk out" turns, and inspiring messages. I HEAVILY rely on the chalk of others - haha. We still do manage to get lost though...
Asking a local for some directions (and, yes we flagged down a guy driving a tractor...)
While climbing the final hill of the ride, I noticed a group of kids running at me with posters. Initially I thought it was fellow p2sf'ers with their quick dry towels telling me to stop and come swimming (which I was NOT about to do - I just wanted to be at the host and off my bike!) As I got closer, I realized that it was some of the kids from the host we were staying at and they had lined the hill to cheer us on for the last uphill mile! It was so encouraging and sweet. When I finally got to the church, we all hose showered (better than nothing right?) and had a lovely BBQ with the members there. The youth group had fundrasied money to provide a dinner for us that night!
All of us in Danbury with our awesome hosts!
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