This morning Heather and I got up early to join the HACC for the initial part of the Scott Kimsey going away round the island ride. We were running a little late so everyone was eager to go when we arrived. I was surprised that so many people showed up for the ride. Unfortunately the guest of honor wasn't one of them. His new job plans got shifted to the fall and he had to take care of some personal business. Fortunately for us, he will be able to do a few more HACC rides before he heads to the mainland.
The traffic was pretty heavy on Nimitz until we passed the sand island turn off. Marianne ended up getting a Flat at the same spot that Jim Phillips did on my birthday ride. It looked like a NASCAR pit crew as several pitched in to fix her flat. We were quickly We fixed her flat.
The traffic lighten up has we headed down Waikiki and up around diamond head. We added some miles by going through Portlock and taking the Waimanalo bi-pass. As we headed into Kialua we had to stop for some road construction. Unfortunately a couple of the riders got tangled up and hit the pavement damaging their wheels. Luckily no one was hurt too bad and a few calls to spouses were made for pickups. We refueled at the little market/coffee stop on Kailua Beach then Heather, Marianne and I headed back the way we came from. The ride back was very nice. It is a little easier to navigate with 3 riders than it is with the large group. Heather did amazingly well considering she has ridden less than 100 miles prior to this ride in the last year. Traffic picked up and Nimitz was kind of hairy but we made it back all in one piece with 81 miles under our belt. After words Ben brought his puppy by and Ginger and her had fun playing. We went to the Hickam beach then we are heading out for Pizza. Not too bad for a family day.
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