Friday April 29th " Thar she blows"

 We had 10 riders turn out for exercise in the wind. 16mph wind plus gusts that went higher. A big welcome back to Fran,we also had Cindy,Olga,and Kathy.The guys were Carl,Duke,Rich,JohnV who's doing a great job with the picture taking,and myself.As you can see in the photos the group maintained a nice pace line and were very alert as Duke had a front wheel blowout which we all heard and quickly stopped as a group so the repair could be made.The repair report: one man,two tubes, one CO2 cartriage,no laughs for the ladies.There was a nice break at the bakery,sitting in the sun.Jukka, I am sorry I almost forgot you,folks Jukka is back with a vengence, riding as strong as I've ever seen him and smiling from ear to ear while doing so.We've been riding strong so next week I'll call rides as c- pace.Anyone who has a particular ride in mind please make a suggestion,I need our friend Carol back ,she kept my ride selection from being boring.The last couple weeks have been fun and I believe the start to what is going to be a good riding.Wish everyone a good weekend and encourage all to make comments on the blog.  Bill  Almost forgot, 27.9 miles in 3hours 1 minute,good for riding in that wind.