June 13, 2011
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Day 6 on the Lifecycle is probably my favorite day. I log climb up coastal mountains followed by a screamin’ descent down to the beach. The part that I don’t like is having to wait at pit 2 for the CHP to cone off a bridge for us because a huge group of riders accumulates at the rest stop and if they don’t have a plan for releasing people then you can end up stuck on the freeway behind a bunch of people who are a lot slower than you and it takes forever to sorted out. I asked if they had a plan for releasing the riders once the highway opened and AIDS Lifecycle director Michael Barron actually rolled his eyes at me. Seriously. I was being polite and very respectful and he fucking rolled his eyes at me when I asked if he had a plan. I was hoping he might want to avoid the kind of free for all he had famously failed to prevent on Monday. I think it’s probably all for the best he won’t be returning as director next year. Good luck finding another job with that attitude. The rode actually opened a little early and headed into Santa Barbara which is gorgeous. From there I headed south on PCH into Ventura and into camp. I checked into the hotel and Ben and I had lunch at Joanaafina’s Mexican Restaurant which was very, very delicious. Then we waited for Courtney and Regan to come in at bike parking and then back to the hotel. I dinner with Richard and then I headed off to bed. It had been a very long day.
Classy dames at the gear trucks:
Chris:
Me:
Pit 2 had a WWII theme:
John and Rochelle:
Trevor needs to lay of the Clif Bars because he broke his chair:
Kurt at Pit 3:
The pretty albeit fogged in beach at Santa Barbara:
Me:
Lunch at Joannafina’s. Highly recommended:
Christine at Bike Parking. I have a total girl crush on her. She has a combination of kindness and organization I love:
This is what camp looked like when I got in:
More pics from bike parking:
I ran into Ben and Roger at the bar in Ventura. God bless Bloody Mary’s:
I had dinner with Richard and that was lots of fun:
Bike Mileage:
Today 85.5
Week to date 396.2
Month to date 529.7
Year to date 3,931.3
To Goal 4,068.7
Over (Under) plan 402.5
YTD Mileage vs Last Year (417.4)
Rolling Year 6,986.0
Since Inception 10/1/07 32,436.8
