On to Buena Vista

David and I in Garden of the Gods

Maura and I racing at McDonald's (note that we are wearing helmets)

Today we started our next century (100 mile ride) by going thru Garden of the Gods – it was awesome and we spend a lot of time there, which partially caused such a late arrival. I stopped at the McDonalds in Woodland Park to fill up on water and also took a ride on the bike in the playground. We had some good climbs and stopped at the National Park visitor station for some lemonade and water, courtesy of the VFW. We continued on our way and was lucky enough to avoid the storm before reaching Buena Vista. The members were so nice, but I was so tired and was fighting to stay awake. Ted told us of several great things to do, but I was too tired to acknowledge them. Dinner was great – lasagna, salad and brownies and I got to bed at 8:30 – a sign that the lack of sleep was starting to catch up.