Well, yesterday was an interesting day. It was our first day riding. We started at Wil and Pam's house and rode North on Whidbey Island. About 20 miles into our ride, I learned the speed at which you can safely descend a hill with a BOB trailer. Sadly, I learned that the upper limit was about 5 MPH slower than I was traveling. Fortunately, I only destroyed my helmet, jersey, shorts, glasses,and ego. I have some road rash and a deep bruise on my left thigh. I will see how things go today.
The local weather forecasters are describing the current weather as "freaky". We rode through what they are saying are record winds (mostly crosswinds, but about 10 miles of headwinds), a hurricane (it felt like one anyway), and for them, record cold temperatures. Since we have been riding in Wisconsin though, none of this seemed terribly unusual. They are predicting snow in the cascades today and tomorrow, so we are going to slow our pace from our projected pace to wait out the snow.
On the upside, the scenery has been fabulous. The vegetation is very lush, and Deception Pass was beautiful.
See you soon.
Dave Henneghan
The Crew
Left to Right: Dave Henneghan, Bill Jenkins, Pat Henneghan
2 comments:
ouch! OK boys, now that you've ironed out the kinks, lets see some blood-free riding from here on out!
God speed gentlemen.
-the G crew
Hey Guys! We are thinking about you a lot and hoping that you're o.k. Dave, and Pat and Bill the same goes for you. I thought of you today as well as your family that's at home on my windy ride along the Wisconsin River. You continue to be an inspiration to many! Godspeed Dave! Pedal on!
Kim
aka "TRI MOM"
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