Bobco’s last week. Let’s make it a doozy!

Thank you, Steve O, for doing this.

As far as seeing everyone one last time with beer before I leave, could we do just Thursday at Quarterdeck? I am grateful but don’t want to overstretch this going away stuff (it feels like only yesterday that I gave the news I’d be leaving).

Since the big 50 States Ride is Saturday (sadly I am not participating), I want to do a casual morning ride on Sunday (9 am start) with folks where I plan on using a couple of routes that have some personal significance to me ending with a nice lunch before I spend the rest of the day with family. This will be my last ride in Virginia before I go. Tuesday evening I will finalize the route, but would folks be interested in that, too?

Hope to see y’all before I go!

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I’m so glad there’s a second chance! I’d missed the previous one…

Due to 50 States on Saturday, I’ll be at the WABA Volunteer night on Wednesday to help prepare for it, so that’s out for me. Thursday at the Quarterdeck works really well for me though.

I think I can do Sunday morning if I can finangle going to church after 50 States. Put me down as a solid maybe!

Thursday works for me! I’ll be there (about 6:30 ish). Looking forward to it!!

Sorry to ruin your happy hour, but I will try to be there.

Thank you, Steve!

Also, slight correction:
@Steve O 164903 wrote:

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[*](optional) 8ish – Pre-ride coffee at Best Buns

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[*]8:40 sharp – Depart best Buns
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[*]8:59am – Bluemont Tennis Court Shelter (has bathrooms and a water fountain)– Official start of Bobco’s Goodbye Ride
[*]9:20-9:25 – Bluemont Caboose flyby for late-comers
[*]10:40ish – Eisenhower Statue, east end of Eisenhower Avenue
[*]11:00ish – S. end of Eads St. at 4-Mile Run Trail

• 6-7 minutes later – Pentagon City Whole Foods flyby

[*]11:20-11:45 – Arrive in vicinity of ballpark
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Then lunch with Bob (venue TBD). Game goers will head to the ballpark about 1pm. Bob & all others may stay and eat/drink as long as you like.

Afterwards, I will head back to my parents’ house in Arlington to (shower first) spend the rest of the day with my family.

To give you a preview along with reasons for the route selection (there are many more, but I’ll limit myself to 3 right now):

• Bluemont Junction Trail part follows a route I used to bike with my brother when we were kids (he’s 6 years older than me) on summer nights to get slurpees from 7-11
• Elmwood Dr is a seemingly unknown wonderful road to ride on (with bonus zig-zag goodness to get to it from the Eisenhower Connector!)
• The route along M St, 4th St, and P St SW follows drives my grandpa would take me on to get onto Fort McNair where we would “play golf” (let’s be real, he gave me a pitching wedge to use, so I got to hit the ball a lot!) on the 9-hole golf course there (you can still see remnants of some of the holes) and walk along the stone wall next to the water, picking up forgotten golf balls (my favorites were the half-blue/half-pink ones)

I’m really excited for this even though I know I will be quite sad on my way home.

Thank y’all for coming last night! I’m looking forward to riding with folks on Sunday.

Btw, here’s the cat hurricane meme I was describing last night:

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