Hubs is a biker.....As in bicycle!!!
Last weekend he rode in the
Cycle North Carolina ride.
The ride goes from the mountains to the coast for a total of 495 miles! (Yeh, I know!)
Hubs had prior engagements so was only able to ride for three of the days (200 miles).
(He plans to complete the entire ride in 2012.)
As he rode his way through North Carolina, I ate my way through!!!
The first day he rode from Elkin to Mayodan. They ride all these back, country, mountain roads and the scenery was gorgeous! (I met him at the end of each day so I was able to see the sites as I rode in the car.) Along the route on the first day was the neatest country, general store. It has been written up in Our State Magazine and has been in their family since the 1800's! We ate corn chowder, hoop cheese and fried apple pies at this store!!!
Some pics he took along the ride:
Pilot Mtn. North Carolina
The first day's ride ended at Autumn Creek Vineyards. God's country for sure!
Amazing how welcoming all of the host towns were! There are some good people in NC!!!
The second day began in Mayodan and went to Mebane.
7:00 a.m. Ready to ride!!!
Day two ended in Mebane.
WOW...look at all the gear they transport for these riders!!
The last day of the ride for hubs went from Mebane to Henderson. The people at the YMCA in Henderson were some of the most welcoming. They were lined up with cow bells to greet the riders!
I'm so incredibly proud of my husband. He's a 57 year old Poppy, and he climbed hills on that bicycle that I couldn't even WALK up!
Hills that made me tired going up them in my CAR! :)
1,200 men and women participated in this ride across North Carolina this year.
WOW! Just WOW!
Give hubs a shout out! He reads my blog!!!