Day 1

For those of you who were hoping for something on FB today, it ain't going to happen! We're at a school with enough Internet knowledge to block Facebook, even the apps. Darn.

Today was a mostly exciting first day.  We woke to drizzle, but it was warm, so not altogether unwelcome.  I buddied up with 9 other cyclists and we made our way from LA to Redlands, CA.  The sun came out in the afternoon, but the heat is not unbearable (yet).  

Average speed: 23.6km /hr.

Distance covered: 111km.  

We stopped at each SAG stop, ate fresh fruit, filled up our water bottles and kept going.

Cycling in CA is fantastic - we spent most of our day on beautiful paths, and when we were in towns, the cyclist lanes were 5 feet wide!

A church in River City wanted to welcome us and treat us - it was such wonderful hospitality.

And... This is what my legs look like after a day of cycling!

Sadly, one of our cyclists, Mark, who was riding an incumbent (a bike where you are leaned back like a lazyboy), had an accident in the AM and had to go to the hospital.  I'm not sure what is wrong, and I won't spread rumours.  Please continue to pray for cyclist safety - it's a real concern!