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Re: [RC] Why not more 100's? - Maryanne GabbaniI drove up to Vermont from New York City (without a clue as to where exactly I was going even) to volunteer at the Pan Ams...this after flying in from Egypt theoretically to help my daughter settle in at her first year at Columbia. She'd gone off to visit some friends in New York who had been in school in Egypt, so I was superfluous for a few days, but she still swears that I actually flew over just to go to the Pan Ams. (She's only partly right) It cost me for my hotel room and rental car, but I don't regret a penny of it. I never had such a good time in my entire life. Plus I finally got to put some faces to a lot of names that I'd known for a while.I'd do it again in a minute, but wish that I could do it here rather than having to fly all that way. Maryanne Egypt On Jan 26, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Cynthia Eyler wrote: For those of you who have never volunteered at a 100 mile ride, it's a blast.? By the time it gets late, there's not a lot of riders and they're often well spread out.? The pressure is off, and the volunteers and vets really get into cheering the riders on.? It's awe-inspiring seeing riders set out?from Pickett Springs at the OD, knowing what a tough climb they have to make, often in the dark.? And, if you're not working the final vet check, you get to wrap up in a blanket (with?something?to drink)?at the finish line and cheer the riders as they come in.? I'd gladly to it again.Maryanne Stroud Gabbani miloflamingo.blogspot.com http://www.alsorat.com
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