Tierra Bella 2010

We had a great ride in perfect weather with Andy, Grace, Gil, Chris, Bret and myself. The weather started off a little cool but after the first reststop at Uvas Reservoir it warmed up. Soon after leaving the reststop, Gil took off and we didn't seem him again until the second reststop. When we stopped at Chesbro Reservoir to peel off some layers of clothing, Bret took off in hot pursuit of Gil. He thought Gil was just up the road and would have no problem reaching him. But try as he might he didn't find Gil til he got to the second reststop because Gil was actually several miles ahead before Bret realized it. But Bret enjoyed the thrill and exertion of the chase.

We enjoyed more good food at the second reststop at Machado School. Fortunately on the way back we had a great tail wind and experienced a ride at 20 mph as we tried to make all the green lights on the final stretch home.

Once we gathered back at the Gavilan College cafeteria we rested and refueled with Jambalaya, salad, zucchini spears, biscuits, red beans and rice and topped the meal off with cherry and apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream. It was a fantastic ride with no mechanical problems, great weather, and an amazing group of cyclists. Looking forward to next year and riding again with everyone.