Non-food stop
Ah, I found an air-conditioned library. The first three days of GOBA I’ve been without air conditioning and out of cell phone range.
Last year the GOBA route was hilly and scenic. This year it is flat and corn field after corn field. Today, an optional day, there was a change of scenery: We tooled by Marbled Head, Lakeside, and Catawba Island. Very nice.
The only hiccup this week so far was the lack of food at the lunch stop on Monday. Food is provided by local non-profits, with hints from the organizers as to the type of items we like.
The organizers also inform the locals as to when the riders will be riding through town. The riders start the ride anywhere from 6:30am to 9:30am. (To avoid the heat of the day, I tend to be among the early bunch.) This means “lunchtime” on the road is anywhere between 8am and about noon. Despite lots of warning as this timeframe, the church ladies are frequently taken aback by sweaty guys expecting to be fed lunch at 8am.
The Monday food provider apparently showed up at 9am. Way late. Several dozen sweaty, smelly riders went hungry. I was one of them.
We missed you at the ‘old farts’ lunch today. We are curious, however, how your keister is holding up…