Good morning! I am back from the 150 mile bike ride and I am feeling great! I posted last week what this was about 
and why I was involved. If you did not have a chance to read that post, I encourage you to do so here. The post explains what I knew going into this event… but coming out of it… I am so thrilled to have been a part of such a great cause.
The weather was fantastic! Sunny and mid 80’s both days of the ride. I LOVED it! I met so many wonderful people from our team who bikes to support the camp that Connie started. Not only is Connie’s story one of true amazement (that is in the post I mentioned earlier) but talking to her throughout the weekend really was an eye opener as she shared her journey with me about what it was like to be a woman with Aids through a blood transfusion for 28 years – from the early days (which were painful and hard to see people turn their back on her) to now…. (Yeah I know that was a run on sentence but I had a lot to say there …LOL)
I had a bit of trouble on Saturday when my bike was hit by another bike. I was ok but my bike took a serious hit and the back tire rim was all bent up. At first look the team thought I was done unless I had another bike to ride (which I did not). Thanks to Pete on our team (who works in Brainerd at Trailblazer Bikes) he was able to fix the tire well enough for me to continue the ride.
Thank you to those who sent me well wishes on this ride. I cant even begin to describe how fantastic is was to meet the Team of Rhinos (our team name) and to just hang out with friends for the weekend. I feel good – a little sore but nothing too bad and I cant wait to be a part of this next year!
Book Journey 
How wonderful! You are a special person for doing that!
Congratulations on finishing! What a wonderful accomplishment for a great cause!
Lezlie
Amazing!!! It sounds (and looks – thanks for sharing the pics) like such an amazing event!!! I am glad you are satisfied with the experience, and am sorry to hear about your bike 🙂
Sounds like an amazing ride. I’m glad your weekend was a success.
I thought of you through out the weekend. I”m glad the weather worked out so well!
What an amazing accomplishment – congratulations!
Oh I just can’t tell you how cool I think this is. I am so glad you do this…made me smile and put life back into prospective. Thank you so much for the photos! Love them and Connie/Cher was awesome. Yikes about your bike.
How cool! It is very cool that you made it to the finish line! I bet it was one bloody good ride! Glad you enjoyed yourself!
I’m glad it went so well! I love the pictures of team Rhino!
Congrats on this accomplishment!
I’m proud of you Woman!
Love ya….
Sounds wonderful. Sorry to hear about your little bike accident but I’m glad that you got everything fixed so you could finish.