Day 2 - Wenatchee, WA to Coulee Dam, WA

Gorgeous Sunshiny start to the day! Mileage was supposed to be 94, with 4,500 feet of climbing. Due to some extra credit and a minor cue sheet issue we ended up with 106 miles. I didn't have my Garmin on after the first stop in Waterville to somewhere around Whitehall Rd.
Today's terrain was so different then yesterday - it was amazingly dry on the route, lots of canyons and dry fields. We had gusts of wind from 40-50mph - which as my fellow cyclists know that can be a great thing if it's coming from behind you! Which if you check out the pics - I have an example of the wheat going sideways. I really wanted to sneak my camera out of my back pocket and take a picture of my Garmin and cycle computer which read 36mph, going slightly UP hill AND a heart rate of 117! Active recovery - oh yeah! But Craig was behind me and I knew he'd give me the business - 'Safety never takes a break", "you have to stay focused", yada yada... The other thing about a wind like that is when you are going down the side of the canyon at 48mph (using my brakes!) and you get hit with a gust - SCARY!!

I rode with some fun folks today - Susan (Chicago), Ernie (Seattle?), Paul (Australia) - loads of fun! At one point we thought we hit the top of a climb and we started joking about a sprint to the top at which point, Paul started saying 'well, c'mon Vikki' As Craig F. can attest - I can't turn down a challenge - even if it was short lived! (Sorry I can't remember the names of others)

We rode along Banks Lake for miles - it was gorgeous! We had lunch along it's bank - and guess what we had - you guessed it my favorite - hot dogs! Hail to the mighty hot dog!!! YUMMY! That's one good thing about burning 6,000+ calories today - I ate my second favorite thing for dinner - a fish sandwich - no not from McD's - but it did have cheese and lots of tartar! Hey fish is an excellent source of protein and omega-3s! There was also a cool sign that I took a picture of that I'll upload tomorrow, "Wild Life - Parking" - ok it looks funnier than it sounds!

We had dinner with Rodger (Germany), Walt (OH w/ 20,000 miles!!), Bob (VA) and Michelle (MS) - great dinner conversation - get this Walt did the RAAM - Yes the Race Across America - several times! Brevets - long distance cycling event where cyclist follow an unmarked route through check-points - 200-1400k! I think Milford needs to get on this - Joe?
If we can make it the dam has a laser light show at 10pm - I sure hope they play some Pink Floyd for it!!
BTW- Thanks everyone for all the comments! I love them! I didn't realize I had any til today.