Day 1 Behind Us!

As you can see, there is the Golden Gate Bridge. Our orientation in San Francisco went really well the past few days. We had our first friendship visit with the people at the Janey Pomeroy Center in SF. They serve hundreds of people with disabilities every day. We had a great game of basketball with them even though we got DESTROYED 34-2! It was a lot of fun and there were so many smiles that it made the night a great one. The weather in SF has been nothing short of horrible with cold winds all week. This morning was no exception as we waited for departure at the bridge. The ride across the bridge was awesome and the team's spirits are really high. The ride to Napa was very nice and we are getting ready for dinner and a softball friendship visit this evening. We have been put up in the Best Western for our first night so that will be pretty nice even after staying in the USF dorms the last few days. The last 24 hours has been pretty exciting as we were anticipating the first full day of riding. Last night was a rough night of sleep for most of us. While the North and South teams are going to be together for the next few days, I am really excited to get to know my North team better throughout the summer. I could not be happier with the caliber of guys that I have the priviledge of riding the Journey with this summer. Here is a picture of John and I as we arrived in Napa completing our first day of riding. After riding on city streets for the first 25 miles of the day, we were able to pair up and finish the other 35 miles together like the training days. Tomorrow I plan to ride with another guy from Michigan so that I can get to know my team better. Thank you to everyone for following my blog, hopefully I can post to it regularly enough to keep everyone informed!