Sunday, May 15, 2005
Atlantic Arrival
The twenty-two women who set out from San Diego on March 18th completed their coast-to-coast journey this morning in St. Augustine, Florida. The last 5 miles turned into a mini- parade through the small town: an impressive police escort followed by the riders in matching jerseys waving to bystanders, and trailed by a caravan of friends’ vehicles. Betsy was the lead rider and sported a festive chicken hat with streamers dancing in the wind.
Leave it to the young one to cause unnecessary drama. Sarene had to drop out of the team ride with a tire explosion 2 miles before the finish. She dismounted and quickly pushed her bike and body into into a surprised UW van in the caravan line-up (thanks, Jill!!!) to keep up with the riders to the finish. She sported only the minimum requirements for the Wheel Dipping ceremony. Generation X slacking again…
Friends and relatives joined up for a picnic at the beach, and the group later met up for a nice dinner. Jim put together a slide show from everyone’s pics, and is making a keepsake DVD.
