Whew! What a week. Trees down, houses and vehicles damaged, power outages for four days, a fridge and freezer full of food getting dumped out, incredibly hot weather -- haven't seen that combination for a while.

How I long for that cool morning weather Bill Cook and I had on our inaugural ride two weeks ago. Looks like this string of 90+ days has no end in sight, so no plans as yet for a group ride.

I'll be away at Cajun Music Camp in Elkins, West Virginia for a week, taking fiddle classes to extend my fiddle playing abilities, joined by Carole who'll be taking guitar classes, with both of us taking harmony singing classes, and dancing away every evening to Cajun and Zydeco sounds.  On my return, I hope the weather will have eased up and the group can get together for a ride (with more participants hopefully.)

I did ride yesterday not quite one mile, in the 4th of July parade, deciding that our "Lake Barcroft Bike Club" deserved recognition. It was a last minute decision, so I donned my full riding gear, made a sign for the club, slung it around my neck,   and took my position as the last participant in the parade -- a one man show representing the club. Carole was there to document my participation. See the two photos here:

 

I'm still interested in hearing from someone to help lead shorter rides for newer and/or less experienced riders or for those who just want a shorter ride. Let me know if you can help.