Day 1: A Great Start

What an amazing day!!. This is my first year on the AIDS LifeCycle (ALC), and the shock of this amazing event is still sinking in.

We arrived at the cow palace between 5 and 5:30 am, heard some funny, insightful and inspirational words and were cheered on as we left the parking lot.

Jan & David, concentrating on starting the ride any minute,
for the crowded exit from the Cow Palace gates

The morning was cold, foggy (at some points you could barely see 20 feet in front of you) and windy, but we pushed on. We were well nuriahed by the roadies at all the rest stops and especially the lunch crew (who we are camping with).

The sun did come out a few times and shone brightly on the beautiful California coastline. The rest stop roadies also shone brightly in their costumes, such as Elvis, roller derby, October fest (minus the beer) and World Cup.

David, having done the ride before, knew some good photo spots

Then we were treated to some delicious food at dinner, some funy stories from the first day of the ride, and now we are trying to catch up on sleep, so we can be prepared for the long (108 mile) day tomorrow.

Thanks again to everyone who supported the PG&E Power Pedalers ad helped us raise over $53K!!! The ALC overall raised jut over $15M, which is a record amount and will truly help provide essential services and research to help end HIV/AIDS.

Have a great night!!!