DAY 131: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020: PAVEMENT POUNDERS LUNCHEON

Today was a good run probably because i knew my miles count in Pavement Pounders. All our  miles now add up to us being in Alaska. We have done well. I prepared my spicy sausage in salsa for the Hydration Station luncheon and Chip Challenge. 

LUNCHEON 

OUR SUCCESS PINS COMPLETING OUR JOURNEY 

The next journey began January 3- to Alaska.

It was my job to set up the snack table and organize the foods according to lunch and dessert. It was an easy job and I guess I did an okay job because I was asked to do it again. Well, not this year. We leave before the next one. 

Now before all this happened, the park had a Ride Your Bike For Cancer. I rode with  Linda (going through it now) and friends who have survived: Joan, my parents, Bill, Kathy, and many more who beat it. 

We rode all around the park with the park security guiding us through intersections. The happiness in the group was overwhelming . A group photo was taken. The group of riders was amazing 50 Strong. 

Back to the Chip Challenge. After lunch, we were given clip boards with clues as to where to find baggies witn different colored chips in them. We were not told the number value assigned to each chip until we returned tothe Upper Rec 45 minutes later. Teams were made by assigning a captain with a 4 seater golf cart 3 other team members by randomly choosing from a collection of water bottles with our names on them . Our team found 5/10 chips for a score of 80. The highest achieved was 110 and they only found 6 chips. It was extremely windy 30+ knot gusts. We think the wind blew away some of the bags with the chips so we couldn't find them even though we were in the correct hiding places. It was different and fun. We must have looked absolutely crazy riding around, stopping, and running around looking for these things.   Upon returning, Brenda provided Rum Punch and Chips, because it was a chip challenge (colored plastic chips). 

By 2 we were done. Tom and I began putting away our chairs, bikes, rug, etc, since they were dry. We need to start packing for next Thursday. Ugh!

For those of you who may be wondering....no dryer yet. I think a dryer with a bunch of new parts is going to be returned to us in a baggie or suitcase! Ugh!

At 4:30 we met Lou and Bunny at Sparky'a for Happy Hour-great fun . Wings and peel and eat shrimp - perfect. 

They have coming here for 15 years. This is the first time we've seen them, 

Time passes!

Hopefully it won't be another 15.

AS AN ASIDE, MUST MAKE THESE