Today we finished our ride. It should have been a short 60 mile ride, but we managed 
to get lost a couple times and wound up riding 75.8 miles. We should have traveled on Hwy 101, 111, and 113. Even though we added a few miles, it was still a good ride. The scenery was great and the climbs, though many, were small. We climbed a total of 2,072 feet. Larry met up with us about 18 miles from the finish in Haverhill MA. He led us back to the finish since we were having a difficult time making it on our own. We finally arrived at the Atlantic around 1:30 PM. Josh Roche and Greg Wilson were there to meet us. The beach was full and people were wondering what the heck was wrong with us, dragging bikes down to the beach. We really didn’t care.
We dipped our wheels and took a couple dips into the Ocean. The water was ice cold, but it felt great. I think most of the miles I rode over the past 33 days left my body and are now floating harmlessly in the water. We rode a total of 3,465 miles and c
limbed over 93,184 feet.
We celebrated with a drink of champagne and will head out for dinner at a micro-brewery later. Hard to believe it is over. Tomorrow we will figure out what that all means. We leave in the morning to head back to Iowa for RAGBRAI, bikes cleaned and ready to go. I will make one more entry to my blog once I have a little time to reflect back on the ride. Check back in a week or so.
