B-Day Celebration Week - B-H style

Friday am, in the mist and splatter we did a 50 mile, easy, ride celebrating Kim's Bday. Reverse medium-long shop ride we call it - counterclockwise on the map above.




Gadgets don't always work like we like them to. The Garmin altimiter seemed to be relaxing in the middle third of todays ride. Or perhaps we went straight upwards at about mile 40!




We celebrated 4 birthdays in a week (and 2 in the surrounding month) at the Melting Pot last week.




If you go to the Melting Pot for nothing else, at least do the chocolate fondue!!




Nathan was amongst the b-day celebrees, enjoying the night with Claudia.






Vernette was taking care of Craig, another celebree.

Matt was celebrating his 40th and Anna will celebrate her b-day in 10 days!!

Kim was celebrating her 40th - sneaking a kiss with Ken.

Turk picked up her 45th on Halloween, and she has stretched this birthday season to 7 weeks, a new record!!

JW and Will were simply celebrating Turkey day and the chance to eat yesterday...

Fun week and a half - 4 birthdays this week alone gave us lots of excuses to celebrate, plus B-H is not 7 years old. Hard to imagine.

This am, in the mist and water (and dirt.) 30 riders met at B-H to ride. We had 2 mishaps - one unnamed rider "slid into home" in front of the shop before the ride started. Another rider slid out near the end of the ride causing a bike breakage. We almost all got plowed down on 46 by a fast moving flatbed wrecker. Ah, the perils of having fun and staying healthy.

We also had a total of 6 flats (not surprising on the newly wet am.) All in all, though we rode gently and as cautiously as we can on some of our favorite roads with some of our favorite people. Lots of laughs, some new faces. Every body damp and muddy by the end of the ride.

Thank you for celebrations. Thank you for your support of Bicycle-Heaven. Thank you for cycling for passion, fun and fitness.