Including today, I've been on the road for 23 days now and it's felt like years. But in a good way because our group has gotten close really quickly. I have been surrounded by everything B&B and I've discovered that what they say about the B&B bubble is true, made evident by our day off in Pittsburgh for the Fourth.
Pittsburgh, at the Point
• When you put 33 people in substantial isolation together, boundaries go out the window and anything goes (within reason).
• It's weird to see each other in anything other than the two outfits we wear after each day in the saddle.
• Spandex is not awkward to wear in public when 32 other people look exactly the same as you do.
• We go everywhere in packs and we get lots of stares because it's abnormal to travel in groups so big.
• We eat an ungodly amount of food at any and all meals. Especially cake, cookies, and other junk food. We crave fruits and vegetables. No need to count calories though when you burn thousands of calories every day.
• Biking 70-85 miles a day isn't out if the ordinary. And 60 mile days feel very short compared to the norm.
• Applying Chamois (pronounced shammy) butter is quite the production every morning.
• Civilization is a beautiful thing.
Biking through PA somewhere
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