Most of us got up at 6 am and had breakfast at 6:30am at the church. Even though it was very cloudy there was no rain. The temperature was about 65 when we gathered out front of the church to start the ride.
Everyone before the ride started
We headed north and went around Aki point to get a great view of Seattle. As we were sitting there enjoying the view a bald eagle landed in the water nearby.
At Aki point looking northeast to Seattle
Bald eagle in the water
The temperature rose to the low 70's so I got to ride with shorts and a short sleeve jersey. Great riding conditions for the first day.
We then headed over the West Seattle Bridge and took a new route to the Fremont area.
Ken heading toward downtown Seattle
After Fremont we saw the Troll under I-5 and then headed onto the Burke/Gillman Trail. Right before we got on the trail, Ian got the first flat of the group.
Ian with the flat
Along the trial we got our first hint of sprinkles. By the time everyone put on a rain jacket it stopped raining.
The bike trail ended in downtown Woodinville. We reached Woodinville about 1;30 pm. Some people sugguested going to get burger for lunch. When I saw a Penera Bread, I quickly split off from the main crowd. Troy, John, Ken, and Ian decided to go to Penera. Can't go wrong at Panera Bread.
I arrived at the church in Woodinville at about 3 pm and did some laundry in a classroom sink. Two church members, Jim and Carrie made dinner for us and then Jim talked with us about bike safety. Jim is a certified bike traffic trainer so he was informative.
Troy and I shared one of the classrooms as a place to lay our sleeping bags down for the night. Ian decided he would move in too so there were three of us in the classroom this night.
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