Voice Post: 2011 PMC Sat 9am: Dighton

[ornoth_cycling]

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Okay, I'm just about to leave the Dighton lunch stop, which is surprising because of course it is only 9:42, so I'm making better time again. And my legs are getting tired, right calf is kinda crampy... But yanno, those are things I that can manage much better than mechanical issues, and there have been no mechanical issues. I still want to get out of here quickly to stay ahead of the crowd. But on the way out I ran into my friend Jeff, who actually isn't a rider. He came up... he's visiting from California to support Team Kermit, which is another group of riders. He happened to catch me in the parking lot as I was leaving, and I'm very glad that he did because it was nice to catch up and say hi. I also found the blueberry that was stuck in my sandals from... I had dried fruit to eat while on the bike, and it's really a mess because it was there for two or three segments of 75-degree bike riding. Speaking of which... right now it's about 83, but that's in the sun. Conditions are perfect really. There's a little breeze, so it's nice and cool on the bike; it's a little hot when you stop. Filtered sunlight, generally just a beautiful day, as long as we stay away from thunderstorms later in the day. All's well, having a great time. 36 miles left to MMA, but first there'll be two more waterstops in Lakeville and Wareham, so I will talk to you from there.