AidsLifeCycle 2018 – Tom Nelson

Day 7+ Cleaning up

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Jun 102018

Shot #1 of some of the laundry.

Shot #2 of more laundry. And there’s more in piles waiting to be washed.

Day 7 – Ventura to Los Angeles, 69.2 miles

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Jun 092018

Lunch stop at Will Rodgers State Beach

Collecting my luggage at the end of the ride at the Los Angeles City Hall

All of the 11 years I’ve ridden, Chicken Lady lays an egg on each (2,500)
cyclist’s saddle the morning of Day 7. Inside my egg this year’s note reads
“Strength does not come from physical activity alone.
It also comes from our extraordinary capacity to help others.”
Love, Chicken Lady, ALC 2018

Gear piled in my entry room at end of Day 7

Here is a montage of my week in review. Click on it to see a nice enlargement

A wonderful video of the week by the AIDS/LifeCycle folks

Day 6 – Lompoc (through Santa Barbara)
and on to Ventura, 88.1 miles

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Jun 082018

Lunch at Girsh Park in Goleta

Stopped to say Hi to 107 year old Phyllis in Vista del Monte
along Modoc Road in Santa Barbara.

Rainbow Bridge sculpture at Santa Barbara’s East Beach.

Met up with Kim at the Paradise Pit in Santa Barbara.

Day 5- Red Dress Day
Santa Maria to Lompoc, 42.7 miles

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Jun 072018

Recharging my phone at the Lompoc Civic Center

The Chicken Lady

Met up with friend Gail from Lompoc at Visitor Check In table

The Chicken Lady’s dinner attire.

Sea of tents seen from over porta potty roof line.

Day 4 – Paso Robles to Santa Maria, 88.6 miles

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Jun 062018

Day 3 – King City to Paso Robles, 66 miles

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Jun 052018

5:55AM – Tent and luggage given to gear trucks to transport to tonight’s camp

Mr. Viagra cheering “Keep it up!”

Today’s route map

And the detailed route description

Day 2 – Santa Cruz to King City, 109.0 miles

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Jun 042018

Our longest day, 107 miles

Artichoke Stand (Artichoke Muffins with Artichoke Frosting for those of us with a sweet tooth)…….off Modena Road around Salinas)

AIDS Altar Cloth (Sharpie written memorials…) Inside Mission Soledad

Mission Postcards….the Altar Society ladies offer to AIDS/LifeCycle participants to use (and the ladies mail them.

Fellow-Participant (with Rainbow Hair)

Day 1 – San Francisco to Santa Cruz, 82 miles

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Jun 032018

We learn at the opening ceremony that we’ve raised

$16,635,484!!

3:30 AM alarm to get to (yawn) the Cow Palace (behind me)

This wonderful guy was twirlling away while we all rode off.
You can just catch me as I by him.

7:30AM rode out of the Cow Palace , immediately had a flat, finished the day’s 82-mile ride at 3:30 PM. (Chocolate milk for any cyclist at bicycle parking)