Going to Aruba

It has been a great winter for lots of miles.  I'm getting 3-4 days of quality days in every week since before Xmas. Last week I got four out of five days in because of the wind. Now its time for a little break.

Going kite surfing in Aruba for 7days. It has been forever since I've gone a vacation without a bicycle. I've been flying kites for more than twenty years. We use to go body surfing with them long before kite surfing was even a sport. And ever since I've learned about it I've wanted to do it.

We are renting a house for the week for the sole purpose to learn to kite surf. I'm sure I'll get plenty of rest and recovery too. Just in time to get a few more days of riding in before my big ride.

Opentime and vacations

<p>It takes a bit of work from the village to get enough time off work to ride across the USA. I want to thank my friends for jumping into action to figure out my schedule. Jennifer trading me turns, Amy for trading vacations, Jill and Rebecca for being amazing with opentime. It is the small stuff that makes the big stuff seam easy. Thank you very much ladies!!

It's going to be a good year.

What a year this is going to be. All with in the last few weeks my summer plans has taking the most amazing turn for the best. The first week of May Jill and I are going to Aruba to go kiteboading, something I've always wanted to try. We will be there from the 1st-8th. This will be my first beach vacation in over ten years. I'm not one to just sit on the beach so kiteboarding is right up my alley. This trip will come at a perfect time after spending the past three months putting in some very good quality miles on the bike. I'm looking forward to the challenge of learning a new sport.

Speaking of challenge, the other big news of my summer came from a phone call only about a week ago. Larry Gunter, who I rode with at OTC in September, called to tell me he was given the oppuntity to ride across the country with World Team Sports for Wounded Warriors. He needed a tandem driver for the two month ride and wanted to invite me. --- HOLY CRAP!!! CAN I DO IT! DREAM OF A LIFTIME, I don't know if I can take the time away... WAIT A MINUTE, OF COURSE I CAN. YES!!! I CAN GO!! WOW!!!! --- now my mind is spinning, I have so much to get together to make this trip happen. The biggest is to rearrange my work schedules and call in some favors to get the time off.

The trip is Sea 2 Shining Sea 2012.   The final route has not been posted yet but it looks something like 4000 miles in 60 days with about 20 other cyclist. Starting in San Franciso on May 28th and ending in Virginia Beach on July 28th.

I'm going to post much more info about this trip and during this trip very soon.
Thanks for reading.

What winter?

Gotta love this weather yea! I've been super motivated to ride everyday I've been home this year. I've been getting four good days in a week. Even going out in the rain and sleet. Just pure fun. Over 540 miles in January, 300 miles in a short February and 700+ miles for March. I've never had this kind of mileage so early in the season. They have been mostly very good quality miles too. Now I just have to get in some faster miles, up the speed to race pace.