Day 3 - AIDS LifeCycle

 Made it through Quadbuster (1.3 mile climb)! Had a crash with a rider who dropped his chain and hit his brakes with no warning. I was thankful for the guardrail but those things don't have cushions! But I'm good and will probably just have a few tattoo marks by morning. I was SO happy to tackle Quadbuster as I knew it would be tough for me. So today is for all of you facing a challenge that will take about all you have inside of you. Even if you crash, keep on rolling 'til you see the crest! Whatever it is, you can do it!

 

St Luke's Church opened it's property for a rest stop and opened it's doors in case we wanted some quiet time. It was so nice to have a few minutes to pray and reflect and refocus on what this is all about this week. However, I do believe that God has a sense of humor and understood what I really meant when I said "And Lordy, Lordy - I ain't forty no more!!"

 

 

There was a rest stop at the Franciscan Mission San Miguel - founded in 1797. Dancing "Barbies" are in the garden, a couple of friars in the courtyard and a beautiful sanctuary open for us to reflect. I signed the prayer/guest book and thanked the mission for supporting ALC riders and thanked God for the lives of those I'm riding for -the ones I know and the ones I don't. Now THIS is a church.

 

We passed through Bradley, where the tiny town (population about 120) serves lunch as a fundraiser, Covers activities for the kids for a year!

 

As we parked our bikes, we are each given letters from the school we helped and enjoyed at lunch in Bradley. 

 It was VERY hot today so we tried to follow the medical team's advice:  Drink and pee or get an IV.

Tonight we have traveled 257.3 miles and have 284.7 miles to go. Tomorrow we face the Evil Twins and then will be half-way to LA!