A Family Affair

Biking seems to be catching on for both Dave's family and my own.  Dave's dad, Larry Meyer, has signed up to do the full Sea to Sea Tour!  He and his wife, Donna, purchased a nice pair of recumbent bikes and are peddling away- outdoors when the snow is melted, and indoors on their trainers otherwise.  I think it's awesome that Donna is biking with Larry to help him get ready.  And Larry is proving to be an excellent fellow cyclist with whom to bounce off ideas about camping gear, training programs, and other related matters.  We're excited to have this opportunity to spend the summer together raising awareness about world poverty and having a unique adventure.   

My little sister, Laura, is also getting pretty excited about cycling and is on board for a trip called BTC (Bike Through Colorado) that she'll be doing this summer.  Laura is such a natural on a bike.  She came to visit over her spring break from college and we took a little ride together.  I've been training for months and figured I'd be the more advanced cyclist, but she was faster than me and not at all afraid at staying clipped in at stops- something I'm still working on (I don't trust my sense of balance I guess).

I think all of my siblings have actually acquired a bike within the past year or so.  We'll have to see where we all end up biking to.