Getting started .....

2/18/2014

Hello All --

I am neither a writer nor a photographer and (as my son continually reminds me) I am technology- challenged. That being said, I would like to share my experiences on my upcoming adventure with those who have expressed interest in hearing about it. Instead of emailing folks individually, I am setting this blog up so that you can check in as little or as much as you want.

Background ..... About 15 months ago, I signed up for a cross-country cycling trip with WomanTours. They will carry our gear, cook our meals and give us SAG support as well as make all the hotel arrangements. All we do is the cycling! We leave from San Diego on March 7, 2014, and arrive in St. Augustine, FL., on May 1st, approximately 3100 miles later. There will be 30 women in all (which includes a guide, a SAG driver and a cook).

I've done the best I could with training, given the brutal winter (cold temps and a lot of snow) we've been having. I've supplemented getting outside on the bike with spinning classes and putting my bike on a trainer. Today, my road bike is being shipped to a bike shop in San Diego and they will put it back together for me.

I fly to San Diego on March 5th, there is an orientation on the 6th, and then we start cycling on the 7th. Yikes ......