Red Dress Day

Section "H" is our home away from home

Day 1

"good morning riders!"

Opening cermonies. Up at 4 AM. I think a sighting of ALC Roadie and former rider Ginger Brulee is a good omen. Almost time to ride out. Wish us luck! They say not to clip in when we first ride out. Hope i dont crash. I'll let you know...

Orientation Day!

As i write this, Alana, Dahlia, and I are sitting in a darkened Cow Palace waiting to watch the mandatory safety video.
Mom and Dad plus Ollie and Rufus dropped me off and so we begin...

"oh good lord!"

That's what my grandma had to say when i told her what was about to do. I am visiting her tonight, on the eve of my departure. She also said "i knew there were a lot of dumb people but i didnt know you were one of them".
She's all hopped up on oxygen, but she knows what's up.

More shopping...

...and coffee. We rode to pacific grove to get more bike stuff and have some coffee. I'm afraid to think of how much money i've spent on bike stuff for the ride, but nobody said curing AIDS was cheap.

Pebble Beach, next stop Cow Palace - by Alana

Three days and counting until the ride and we need a lot more time to
train! oh well. Thankfully, Jen's voice is coming back - still raspy
but healing slowly. We rode around Pebble Beach and found someone who
looked a lot like Jen's mom - so we talked her into taking a picture.
Oh, and Rufus made an appearance.

Quick stop in the bike shop for some socks and nifty head band.

Jen made a new friend - he won't be doing the ride with us. But,
arrr... he'll be there for moral support.

We rode around Pebble Beach to Pacific Grove then to the Monterey
Aquarium for some fun with Otters (and Penguins and all the other
cool ocean creatures). You ask...are we really wild about Otters? YES.

Oh, and Jen got some cool new sunglasses that guided us home.

Stay tuned for gay Burning Man. xo, Alana