Ho-chi-mama!
A wise person once said, "Start and finish. That's your only goal. Breathe and enjoy the ride." Check. Check.
Check. Check. I started, I finished, I would take deep
breaths climbing hills, and I most certainly enjoyed the ride but there was
much more climbing than anticipated today.
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| Seeking Shade |
Roughly 70 miles and just under 6000 feet of
climbing. Today felt long and it was
challenging but Team Blazing Saddles made it!
And trust me, with 5 consecutive days in the saddle they are
a-blazin'. Bit more humidity at times
but the weather all-in-all was really nice.
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| Tiered Field |
The scenery did not disappoint again. Just a beautiful ride. The last mile was spectacular as we rounded a
corner there was a huge tiered field. Gorgeous!
The other cool thing at that moment was watching 5 riders
in front of me. Dean, the rider with the
bad knee was on the right when Josh rode up next to him and put his right hand
on Dean's back to help him along. Then
Andrew rode up to Josh and put his right hand on Josh's back to support him. Then James rode up and did the same for
Andrew, and finally Ladd rode up and did the same for James. Just a great display of support and so
typical of these guys.
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| James and the Locals |
One major day, tomorrow, to go and a short ride Sunday
morning back to Bujumbura them I board an 8 pm flight. Incredible!
This morning Simon started talking about plans for Sunday and the
departure of 4 of us. If you've seen the
movie, "Sixth Sense" the scene at the end where the psychologist
realizes he has been dead the entire movie, he was shocked. That's how I felt when Simon talked about
Sunday. It was just a shock to the
reality I've been living in.
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