September 29th

Yesterday, in the exciting ferry terminal town of Bremerton, I did a lot of .... nothing!  I ate, did some laundry, ate some more, checked out a few shops, chatted with other Woman Tour cyclists, ate, and wandered around some more!!  A very lazy day - with absolutely no contact with a bike seat!!

Today did not start out well - a couple of nasty, nasty hills!  Fortunately, we are none of us too proud to walk...
But for the most part it was a very pleasant ride - through some beautiful countryside, with very little traffic.
And my butt??
A friend (thanks Vicki!) advised me to wear TWO pairs of bike shorts - double the padding! and some cream - it was... better today!  Certainly not pain-free yet, but maybe soon???

Make no mistake...

I just wanted to make sure that you all understand that these are not your typical 65 year old women.
They are lean, mean cycling machines!!
They have strength, they have resolve and they stay on the road until the journey is done!!!
It is an inspiration to see them -
someone asked me if I was worried about going alone on this trip, but my answer was that anyone who chose to cycle for 29 days was bound to be an interesting person...

Janine's cycling trip

September 29th.

Yesterday, in the exciting town of Bremerton, I mostly did... nothing!!
I walked around, ate, walked and ate.  Wandered through a few shops, chatted with some of the other cyclists, and ate!

Today however, was a biking day and we cycled from Bremerton through to Ella, Washington:  69.8 miles!  A few nasty, nasty hills in there, but for the most part it was rolling hills through some beautiful countryside; past a lake, through forests, small towns, some farmland - it was lovely and the traffic was minimal.  A long bike ride, but not too bad.

I wore TWO pairs of biking shorts today (thanks for the advice, Vicki!) which meant, of course, double the padding!  Plus some miraculous cream...  It was better today, but I am still not pain-free by any means!

Tomorrow - 84 miles .....