more PBP pictures

Don Jameson Elaine Jameson

Greg Cox at the Gite chowing on some pasta
Lew Meyer and Helga

the lovely laundry they left behind after the first day........ : /

Peter McKay at the Gite.... we got a nice picture of his glove instead... : )

Mark Thomas at the Gite Joe Llona

Rick Blacker at the Gite Jim and Ann Jensen

Rick Blacker at the start
Bonnie Dussler stirring the pasta sauce
Barbara Blacker preparing pasta ingredients

Bob Brudvik at the Gite

Bill Dussler arriving at the Gite

Bob Magyar and Amy Harman

the start line!! Bill Dussler getting ready for his start

Mark Thomas and Peter McKay wave at the start

Jeff and Brad Tilden

John Muellner riding off to the start from the Campanille
Greg Cox riding to the start

Bill Dussler riding to the start

Jeff Tilden, Brad Tilden, and Don Smith at the Mercure
Kevin Tilden with his new bike

John Muellner with his bike

Some "Ready Randoneurs" ready to head to the start

Bill Dussler with his bike

Greg Cox in his "last-minute packing frenzy"

back from the gite... PBP is done

The PBP is over and a lot of people finished. It was exciting to see everyone coming in. My mom, Barbara Blacker, and I went out to Ludeac and cooked for around 12 riders at a Gite. That was really fun and pretty tiring as well.. We made LOTS of pasta for dinner and egg scrambles for berakfast. I'll put in the arrival and departure times again soon. Sadly because the weather wasn't the best, a bunch of riders either DNF-ed or DNQ-ed (did not finish or did not qualify) The weather made the ride all the harder this year. We went out for only half an hour to put signs out to mark a road to the gite.... and we came back soaking wet! I'll put up more pictures and arrival and departure times from the gite soon!

more pics

in the gym at the bike inspections and pictures
SIR
SIR
Canadian Randonneurs
Canadian Randos

Bob goes for a coffee flavored macaroon
figuring out the bus route
we got on the bus... Bill, Rick and Joe
at pictures and bike inspections
same as above

bob eating pizza
John Mulner and his dad, Jim
Bob, Jan and Carrie practicing their map reading skills
John, Jim and Rick
Dr. Ken

bill dussler
peter McKay and Bill Dussler
John Munler
John, Jim, and Dwayne
Peter, Mark, and Rick (below) the infamous bike room

Rick and bob in the bike room

Jan and Carrie

Mark;

more bikes in storage

Yesterday a bunch of guys went on little "warm up" rides. Somebody told me that she and her group followed the Australians and they ended up not taking the route but got lost somewhere else around a bike shop. Today are the bike inspections and the group photos. People I think are starting to get a little nervous as well as excited. last night a bunch of people from SIR went out to dinner with us in ST. Quentin at Pizza Pino's right under the Campanille. It was really fun!! Now my mom and I are getting ready to head up to ludiac in a couple of days (near the half way point).. We'll be cooking there for a couple of days with Barbara Blacker for a few of the riders coming through. Well, that's all for now!! Everybody seems to be fine!

arriving

well, most riders have arrived! - some without bikes or baggage, but they're all looking hopeful to have either their bike or A bike by the time the ride start on monday evening. Most of the riders have gone out for a ride in St. Quentain (sp?) They put their bikes together last night and made sure things were working ok. You can feel the excitement kind of buzzing in the air and you can meet riders from all over the U.S. We're staying at the Novotel by the golf course. the other riders are staying mostly at the Mercur or the Campanille. A lot of the riders are checking out the bike shops in the area either in hopes of getting a bike for the ride or hoping to get another... you know how that goes.... We migt be going shopping today for a suitable drop bag; it's either my carry on bag or a new drop bag.... I'll take the drop bag over the luggage. The people here are very helpful and the food is good! and thank goodness most people here speak english!!! That's all for now!