so first of all, memorial day weekend was a BLAST! the clan all got together and biked out to montauk and a few biked back as well, 63.06 miles i believe it was.
we gathered around 8:00 am at the barn at the wright house and proceeded to take photos and get ready for the big ride. the cut was closed which made it an easy trek across the sand and by the time we got to the wright & company barn in bridgehampton, breakfast was all set up and the bloody mary's started flowing! we really have stepped it up over the years. the caterers made us a beautiful breakfast and the alcohol was definitely a great addition to the mix.
the next stop was guild hall of course, and then on to amagansett elementary school where we played a really good game of ultimate frisbee and munched on a few sandwiches from mary's marvelous.
the ride out to montauk from here went pretty smoothly as well. it's amazing how much shorter the trip seems to get as we all get older and more able. the first bikers got out to the flagpole around 2:15 pm; the train was scheduled for 3:35. a few of us turned around and biked back (including myself, emma, gen, and lucy), leaving at approximately 2:29 and arriving back at the wright barn to sip down a few beers from the keg (ice cold public house IPA), at around 5:00 pm.
after dispersing for a while, showering, arranging furniture, and setting up for the next round of partying, we all reconvened at the wright house for a pig roast and more keg beer and wine. we were blessed with another one of kenny's poem recitals and i'm confident when i say that it was a big hit, we all had a great time.
but yes, we did accomplish a few other things this weekend other than drinking and eating. for the first time a few of the group members got together and talked about the euro trip! this was really great because i'd really been feeling out of the loop, being all the way on the left coast and pretty much out of contact with the rest of the girls. the night before bike day we got together (gen, lucy, emma and i--huli is currently on vacation) and made pins that had our blog on it and some very artistically beautiful drawings that got people real excited. we handed them out to everyone on the sunday ride and we're hoping for some followers!!!
we also tied up a few other lose ends; talked about gear and money and such. even though the plans are still (and probably will be) up in the air for a while, it was nice to be able to chat together about the whole thing. looks like we're thinking that the first group will start out in london, make their way south through france, then down through italy and meet up with the second group (lucy and i will graduate in december and fly over right before christmas) down in southern italy, possibly sicily or maybe even greece. from there on we'll probably play things by ear but we would like to explore spain, portugal, maybe make our way north and go through the netherlands, germany and denmark, then loop back to the east, head south, you know just poke around and take it as it comes!
of course we'll see how the plans play out over the next few months, never know how they could change. thanks for reading and remember, we're looking for any contacts in any countries around europe. if you know someone who knows someone who knows someone, give us their digits and address, we'd really appreciate knowing someone... somewhere.
ride on.
-georgia
