One of our longest rides so far, but throughly a great day. There was some intermittent rain, but that didn't stop us from having a good time. Our riding group was myself, Jamie, Patricia, and Emily Lake. I hope she doesn't mind me writing about her on the blog, but Emily is one of the quieter people on the Portland Team. All of us are really interested in getting to know her better, and I'm no exception. So it was a great chance for Jamie, Patricia, and myself to ask Emily about pretty much everything we could come up with... and the questions basically went on the entire day with only a few pauses here and there, from around 7:30AM to 5:30PM or so. At some point we were so into the conversation that we accidentally missed a chalk mark (i.e. directions) and went five miles past where we were suppose to turn and had to reroute... oops. Thanks you to Emily for being so patient with us and answering all of our questions... even if some of them were probably a bit personal...
We also had a guest rider for the day, Ryan Pierce. He's the son of the Pierce Family that helped 4K Portland tremendously a few days ago by taking in our riders when they were shivering from the freezing rain. Although we've only spent a short amount of time with him, he's fitting in already and we're really glad to have him.
Thanks to our hosts tonight at the Oakwood High School. As all the alumni will attest to, a shower after a long day of riding is one of the best gifts you can get. And thanks to the Oakwood Rotary Club, who gave us the connection to the high school. They also hosted us for an amazing dinner at one of their member's house (I believe his name was Max). I always start eating at these dinners thinking that I'll just eat a normal amount, but the food is so good that I end up eating a ton.
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