Wednesday was a well-deserved rest day. We had ridden 5 days (including the prologue) straight. A couple of them were pretty brutal – hot, hilly, and long. Dave ran some errands – to the bike shop for a new wheel, plus his cycling shorts had developed a tear and needed repair.
My sting felt much better, but my armpit area was still pretty tingly. I checked it after I showered and, surprise, surprise… I found I had been stung three times. No wonder my entire right side was tingly and swollen. But with the wonderful industrial strength drugs from The Pharmacist, the stings pretty much disappeared in a few days.
Terry went for a ride to keep his knees limber. Robin, Dick, and I go golfing. We certainly didn’t have enough room for clubs during the trip so we all had to rent. Dick actually brought some golf shoes in preparation for the day. And we didn’t tear up the course; Dick golfs regularly so he did the best by far. Robin and I both lost more than a few balls….
Sheila had researched our friends’ cafe and found the address. We all piled into the van and to downtown Healdsburg for lunch. When we arrived at the cafe, however, we found it was closed for a couple of days for renovation. Big bummer. But we did have a nice chat with our friends. Their business is doing quite well. Good for them.
After lunch we all piled back into the van for some wine tasting. We stopped at Lambert Bridge, Quivera, and Emerson Ridge. We had hoped to stop at A. Rafinelli, but they weren’t taking visitors during the week as it was harvest time and didn’t have the staff to take visitors. But they do ship, now. Excellent!
Day totals:
- Start: Healdsburg
- End: Healdsburg
- Distance: 66 miles
- Climbs: Over some hills on Healdsburg golf course
- Total gain: 50 ft.