100 miles
The good luck we had at the beginning of the summer in terms of the weather is seemingly catching up with us these days. We started out the morning knowing that there was a chance of thunderstorms, but about 20 miles into the ride, lightning began striking the mountain ahead of us. Freaked out and in the middle of nowhere, 7 of us pacelined all the way into a town where were promptly found the van and everyone else camping out in a cafe. Just in time for second breakfast!
Taking over yet another cafe
While we were eating, the storm intensified and it was pouring! We were able to look up the forecast with a radar in the area and it looked as if it was goi
ng to get a lot worse before it got better.
Waiting it out
Once we finished breakfast, we were all just hanging out the storm and waiting it out when Kevin stood up and proclaimed he had an announcement. He then called Bree and I up in front of everyone just as Drew was unzipping his shirt. There, bike greased on his chest was Prom? That's creativity right there. After much laughter, we both accepted. And so the proposals continue.
Kevin and Drew scheming...
After we filed out of the cafe, the leaders made a game time decision that we would have to shuttle everyone to the host. This did not make us happy, but then again it was what was most safe. So, small bikes were sacrificed first (i.e. short people and their bikes had to be vanned...me...) It turned out that most of the others were able to finish out the ride because the storm cleared, and they all had an epic ride. I was bummed that I couldn't do it, but it was out of my hands - so proud of everyone that was able to finish!
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