Friday, September 4, 2009

Midwest Tandem Rally Day #1


Rally Day #1: 22.67 miles
Comments: Ride Time was 1 hour 58 minutes, average speed: 11.4

Following our morning ride around our neighborhood, we lead our Wisconsin friends to MTR Rochester and unloaded bikes at the Peace Plaza downtown. After finding parking places for all vehicles, we met up with riders to bike the Friday ice cream ride through Rochester via mostly bike paths. Half way through our ride, Dennis was surprised to be informed that his stoker was not on the back of the bike! I was left behind while all bikes began descending a steep hill along one of the bike paths. This was the joke of the event and was even announced during the Sunday banquet (good one, Faith). Following the planned ride, we biked to Dos Amigos with 16 other riders. It was dark when we began our short ride back to the host hotel. The streets of Rochester were well-lit allowing us to get back safely. We then drove home to St. Charles with Lane and Linda—they were camping in our yard for the weekend. A campfire in our yard ended this excellent beginning to the 4-day rally.

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