As usual we were up by 5:30-6:00am, had the standard  made-to-order hotel ‘waffles’ continental breakfast and were on the way to the Sacramento airport by 7:15am. One last luggage transfer on the way home. We’re getting pretty good at this! The plane was full and TommyG and Greg held out as long as they could with a seat between them until the last minute when Jenny, and her little 6 month Australian Shepard puppy, Coyote, ask . . “Is that seat between you open?” Made for a long, crowded trip for those two. But Coyote was very cute. Its seemed they held the plane longer than they needed to before closing the door, evidently waiting for some final luggage . . . . . . that delayed closing caused us on the Milwaukee end of the trip to miss our 5:30pm Badger bus to Madison by 5 MINUTES! As we waited the luggage carousal for our bags, Greg ran out and asked the bus driver if he could wait for us. He really didn’t give him an answer and when we did our “OJ airport dash” to the curb at 5:35pm, the bus was gone. The next bus was at 7:45pm so we had time for one more meal together, and a change to reminisce about the trip.

We had about every weather variable thrown at us on this trip and it was  GREAT. Great scenery, challenging riding, great and ample food (no scale weigh-ins for at least a week), and great camaraderie among the mbbt members. Of course none of it would not have happened without Greg’s meticulous advanced planning. He did a great job and we all appreciate his efforts. He should be in the tour business! Here is an interesting comparison of a photo that was run in the LA times a couple of weeks ago when there was a fire burning in Yosemite . . . . . . and the same view we had yesterday.   . . .  oh yeah . . .while at the airport there was time for one more goodie. The new way of life starts Oct. 1!

But don’t unpack yet  . . .we’ll work those calories off on our next adventure . . . a mountain biking trip to northern WI sometime before the snow flies!!!