another year, another great bike ride

It really does seem to get better every year. The last two years we dealt with lots of wind and rain. Not so this year. I was beginning to think we'd never catch a break, but we had fantastic weather.

Yes, we're talking what has become an annual event in the Lumberyard, the MS Bike Ride from Saint Augustine to Daytona and back. Saturday on the way to Daytona, we actually had a tailwind most of the way. The youngster did the century (100 mile) route with me and a neighbor. The neighbor's two sons also rode with us - all of them doing the trip for the first time.

Sunday, a little bit of a headwind, but not too bad, and it was overcast, so not too hot. Seriously, we couldn't realistically ask for better weather.

Not only that, but a photographer was at the finish line to take this picture...which I will treasure for the rest of my life. Times like this don't come around all too often