gilbert our two wheeled bullet

happy wednesday! thank you all so much for the wonderful comments on our anniversary post. tom and i had a really really great evening together not even the rain could damper our spirits. so far october has been a great month and it started off great albeit we both didn't think things would turn out so great the first day of october.

saturday started off rough. we had gone out with friends the night before and stayed out a bit too late and we both got NO sleep! it was horrible. while getting ready we both were a little unsure how it was gonna pan out but got dressed and headed out. it was crazy to see the city so silent at 5:30 in the morning. it was really nice to ride through the city without all the crazy cars, wish it could be like that all the time.

we had to stop and get coffee, thank goodness peets coffee is open so early otherwise it would have been painful.

the ride started off at 7 and went all the way to point reyes station and then back to sf. this type of ride is called a brevet which is a timed recreational ride, with no support. if our tire went flat it would have been our responsibility to get back on the road and finish the ride. we had check points we needed to get to, the first was at bovine bakery at point reyes where i ate a huge chocolate croissant, it was the best thing i had ever eaten! we both felt really good at that point and took our time resting and stretching. we had done this leg of the ride before so it wasn't bad.

please excuse how terribly horrible i look in this picture but it is so rare to get a picture of us on the bike together!

the second leg was tough and really hilly. i had never gone this route so i had no idea what to expect. there was a point when we got to the top of a very steep hill that i thought i wasn't gonna make it, i actually wanted to cry i was soooo exhausted. but being a tough little lady i pushed pass it and i munched on a snack, drank a bit of water and i was totally fine and the rest of the ride was great. although both of our knees felt like at any moment they would shatter, is that possible?

 the ride was so beautiful. we saw two bucks, a fox and a gaggle of turkeys! it was hard to take pictures as i just wanted to concentrate on pedaling but i will always remember seeing them, the fox was a high point and pretty much every time tom and i ride we see turkey's which i take as a good omen.

 we finished the 80 mile ride in time, 7,5 hours and at the end they had a little feast for us. gilbert was such a champ and people loved seeing him. people took pictures of us on him, it felt like we were famous, it was kinda weird. tom & i stuck around a bit and then headed home and passed out. our knees & butts were totally spent but it was worth it. we had a great time together and we make a pretty awesome team! we went, we rode, we conquered; ***high five us***

xo,
cb