va beach, va 5/16/08
My ankle is a bit better. I did the 13 mile "shakedown" ride today. My ankle only really started hurting about 10 miles in and it has been a juggling act between icing, elevating and rewrapping my ankle. We are staying at the First Presbyterian Church on the almost beachfront strip of Virginia Beach. The parishoners of the church participated in a bike safety class, then provided us with a delicious spaghetti dinner. One speaker that addressed our group this evening was a local bike guru who worked in the local shop. He was very moving and spoke at length about taking the good with the bad, seeing the glass as "half full", and recognizing that what is going to happen is unpreventable. His name was Sergei.