Time: 4h14m47s
Distance: 111.76km
Avg Spd: 26.3km/hr
Climbing: 783m
Rode today with Karel van Klaveren (Sarnia, ON) and Brandon Haan (Lansing, IL).
We started the day in rain/mist, which lasted for a good 1.5hrs. By the first SAG (Support And Gear) stop the water had given way to overcast cover. We followed the gorgeous, but somewhat dead Santa Ana River Trail for virtually all of the day, with a small detour to see some wonderful folks at Hope CRC. This trail is a beautifully smooth, paved bike path that runs alongside the spillway. Perhaps it is sometimes a river, but it wasn't very full of water today.
Karel flatted with a bent valve stem at km 3.5 - barely out of Vanguard University. It took a good 10 minutes to get back on the road again.
Tonight we stay at Redlands Christian School. A big open baseball field is our homebase. Dinner of chicken, scalloped potatoes, and a great broccoli salad rounded things out. Today was also Al DeKock's birthday (our tour manager), so ice cream was served.
A quick game of cards after ice cream, and all of a sudden it's 9:30pm and time for bed. Tomorrow we'll grab breakfast at 6:30am and hit the road by 7:30am.
Met Fred & Linda Nordam today, too - a elementary school friend of my dad's, and close friends of the Zwaagstras. Spent a good 20-minutes catching Fred up with all the family stories while I cleaned the wet road grime from the bike and lubed the chain
Alrighty. 10pm. I'm tired, but the legs feel good. We'll see how things go tomorrow!
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