February 7th - Bikes, Pools, Visiting and lots of Sun.

Oh what a fantastic day it was today. Sunshine all day and very warm, dare I say “hot”? We started the day with some extra sleep as Barry’s ride today with Chuck was not scheduled to start until 9:30. As is now our normal routine, the day began with halving ripe oranges to make fresh juice. Dana has decided that her tummy can deal with half a glass of fresh OJ. Barry adds grapefruit to his OJ. The grapefruit comes from the neighbors tree. After a wonderful pancake breakfast prepared by the “Pancake Queen” we eased into the day.

Today Barry and Chuck practiced on their Time Trial bikes. This would be a one hour ride. Dana took a picture of the boys before they headed off. Chuck’s wife Linda was on hand to send the riders off. (Barry even sported his Tripleshot-Spinnakers race kit.)

While Barry and Chuck trained Dana hit the big pool for the first time. Dana’s shoulder and wrist that she injured last fall held up “okay” and she did complete 24 lengths, which was fantastic for the first time in the pool in a very long time. After riding, swimming and lunch, we put in an hour at poolside soaking up the sun. I think there may have been some snoozing involved as well. After that we had a visit with Mike and Darlene and got caught up on news. Oh, and perhaps there was a beverage consumed....

This evening we were invited for pot luck with Chuck and Linda’s friends Dale and Blanche who are vacationing in Mesa and staying not far from Mesa Regal RV. We had a very nice visit and a wonderful dinner.

Tomorrow Barry and Chuck will train some more. The Stage Race weekend is fast approaching.