Saturday June 25, 2016

We said our farewells before leaving the school on the last days ride. Sometimes we see people at the end of the ride other times we don’t. The last day and it was a head down and go ride. It was a hilly ride but the wind was good to us. The last couple of hills were brutal. I thought I wasn’t going to make it up the last one – a 15% grade. I was about to clip out of my pedals, I looked to my right and a young woman was getting off her bike, I had someone right behind me and someone else was passing on my left, I had no opportunity to clip out. I put my head down and pressed down hard on the pedals. I made it, thighs burning, heart pounding and with a big grin on my face, another hill I conquered. Ralf, of course, was waiting for me at the top. Well done he said you are getting better and not far behind me on that one.

It was a good last days ride.

We had a shower and left Ohio at about 12:30. We stopped once on the way home for lunch and got to Ralf’s Dads place at about 8:00 p.m.

We had a nice visit with them and a good nights sleep. The end of another GOBA.

Final Words on GOBA

We really enjoy riding GOBA and joining the Dayton Cycling Club.

Why do we pay extra for joining the Dayton Cycling Club to transport our bags when we have already paid through GOBA?

Well. . .   on this years GOBA there were approximately 1,500 participants. Each participant can bring two bags, which means at the end of the days ride you could be searching for your two bags out of 3,000 bags.

Dayton allows us to bring two bags and two chairs and we only have approximately 100 bags to find ours.

We always meet lots of interesting people to talk to at the end of day, while sitting under a canopy drinking cold drinks and eating snacks, that are provided for by the Dayton Cycling Club. They provide chargers for us to charge our electronics

and occasionally entertain us with music.

Thanks Dayton Cycling Club and especially the Minardi’s who organize the SAG.