Oh man, what WAS I thinking six months ago when I signed up with Woman Tours to ride my bike 2000 miles from Mobile to Canada!! I've got to admit that when I got here and met these women who will be riding with me, I felt a little intimidated. There are only about four of us who have not done multiple tours with this company, many of them riding across the country from California to Florida. They all can fix flats, and pump up their own tires, and think NOTHING of riding 60 miles a day, up hill, into the wind, AND in the rain!! Well, maybe that is a little bit of an exaggeration, but really, they are an amazing group of women. I have fixed ONE flat. And, I hate pumping up my tires!! I need MIKE HARTT!!! But, after meeting and talking to some of the women, I began to feel better again. Laurie, our tour guide, had a flat-fixing demo for some of us after orientation. I think she is going to be great. And, every woman I talked with said they won't pass me by if I have a flat. They are all willing to help me change a tire and get rolling again. So, I guess I'll take Mike out of my duffel bag. He was having a little trouble breathing in there anyway. I just hope those new tires that DB at The Bike Source in Monroe put on my bike will keep me from having a flat--then I won't have to worry about it. Tomorrow is our first day to ride. We have to go over a HUGE bridge on the way out of Mobile. We'll only ride 36 miles to Bay Minette, so if I make it over the bridge, I should be ok. I'll let you know tomorrow.
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Hi Sondra,
I knew you would be riding with the lead group! Keep it up!!! I know you are having fun meeting all of those interesting people.
Jan
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