2 miles; 20 minutes ride time; 20 minutes total time

There’s a few little odds and ends I wanted to talk about but forgot to, or things to mention, so I’ve collected them here.

Item one:
I’ve gone through my pictures from AIDS/LifeCycle and dropped all of the halfway decent ones in my photo gallery.

Item two:
I’m still reflexively grabbing my water bottle before I go anywhere. And the furthest thing from my mind is snacking right now, much as some chips and salsa sound delicious.

Item three:
Contrary to everyone’s expectations (my own included), I gained 5 pounds, probably because I took that “eat before your hungry” recommendation way too literally and was almost always full. Next year, I’ll know better, and rather than snacking constantly, I’ll just have two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, and just enough to get me from meal to meal during the day, like I did the last couple of days this year.

Item four:
My daily schedule settled into something like this:
5:00 AM - wake up
5:05 AM - stop complaining
5:30 AM - pack up and get dressed
5:45 AM - first breakfast, solo
6:15 AM - finish getting ready (sunscreen and butt butter) then help neighbors pack up
6:30 AM - second breakfast, with team
7:15 AM - hit the road
9:00 AM - first rest stop
10:30 AM - second rest stop
11:45 AM - lunch
1:45 PM - third rest stop
3:30 PM - fourth rest stop
5:00 PM - wheel into camp, park bike
5:15 PM - start assembling tent and unpacking gear
5:45 PM - shower
6:15 PM - first dinner, solo
6:45 PM - dick around for a bit, blog, etc.
7:15 PM - second dinner, with team & Camp News
9:00 PM - leave Camp News to go to bed
9:30 PM - dick around, read, blog, etc.
10:30 PM - go to sleep