Sept.11, 2008 (Day 0) - Crossing the GW bridge onto Manhattan by car a few weeks after crossing by bike in ESAR6.
Pre-ride walk though the East Village
Careful where you park
Leaving dinner w/fellow riders in Financial District on Sept.11 (courtesy of Brennan)
Fancy meeting you here! Day 0 - Riders get acquainted at CQ bar
Day 1 - Assisted "walk out" to the ferry terminal
need a blog pic!
23 of 24 riders & Dr. Wu (our beneficiary) met at Wall St. ferry terminal to start the 2008 NYCDC AIDS Research Ride with a ferry ride to NJ where we'd meet rider # 24 and our crew.
Let the silliness begin!
That's some beneficiary support!
Ferry loading out of Wall St. terminal
"Yeah Marty, we're listening" Marty took care of Day 0 details - check in, safety talk, etc - on the ferry ride
Sailing away from the Manhattan skyline
Bikes are riding too
Scientists need their sleep too
time to wake the bikes
Day 1 lunch stop at Manasquan Reservoir Visitor Center - Howell, NJ
Riders & crew enjoy the Day 1 lunch stop
Day 1 lunch stop
happily fed at the Day 1 lunch stop
Day 2 morning in camp at the Wading Pines Resort - Chatsworth, NJ
Day 2 morning announcements. The sun is already warm after a rainy night.
It's Pirate Day for the road crew! (April, Laura, Gary, Tom)
Rolling out of camp and heading south
Day 2 - drawbridge at mile 5.6
Members of Dr. Wu's lab, Mark & Todd, learn the fine art of pb&j (Day 2 AM rest stop)
Who do you like in November, Adam?
Day 2 rest stop (Tim, Len)
This one is for my childhood Wawa memories (we passed plenty!)
Tree-lined roads
Dr. & Mrs. Wu snapped each rider along the way
Dan & Beth model team stretching techniques
Tim, "Grandma" David, Dan & Todd join me at lunch in Atlantic Co.Park at Estell Manor (Day 2)
I may have laminated that sign :)
Actually pretty hot & grumpy but still smiling
Find the butterfly at the Cape May Bird Observatory (Day 2 PM rest stop)
Super-Suba (lab scientist) can make sandwiches, swat flies AND end AIDS at the Day 2 PM rest stop
Day 2 stop at the beach 5 miles shy of camp
Tim & Dan make the quick walk to the Atlantic
Liz & Alison in front of the Cape May lighthouse
the Boortz family on the beach at Cape May
Theresa, Kim, Don, me, Jeff, Valentine, "Grandma" David, Marty on the shore at Cape May
the water is mighty fine!
This refreshing dip in the Atlantic was a highlight of the day (me w/Wallace & Theresa)
Pirates Tom & Gary get in on the act too
That's Cape May lighthouse
Thanks to Theresa for encouraging the dip!
Kim is (cool) Queen of the Beach
Herb & Adam reach town, on the way to...
the Ugly Mug watering hole
The gang's all here for happy hour!
bike parking
Theresa tests orange-flavored electrolyte fizzie in her Blue Moon. (the fizz was more than expected)
Beth's cola flavor fizzles
Le Doc (Mark) sites a good brew as the next best thing to Grannie's A$% Magic
Even Marty joined the fun & gave us a hall pass to come late to dinner
Day 3 - Ready for the ferry ride to Lewes, Delaware
Day 3 starts w/a leisurely breakfast at the ferry terminal (Brennan, Theresa, Beth)
Cyclists are first to board the Cape May Lewes ferry
ferry bike parking
starting Red Day on the ferry
Meet the lady riders - (GMU reseacher) Bea, Kim, Theresa, Beth & me. Liz & Alison appear to be missing again :)
Kim, Theresa, me, Drew (Kim's brother)
Gary & Dan are ravishing in red
The wind brought plenty of attention Gary's way
another kind of bike parked on the opposite end of the ferry
Gary couldn't resist and...
his new friends oblige!
Our fair leader, Marty, and hubby, Barry
riders above
siblings and fellow ESAR vets, Dan & Laura
Kim takes care of a very important Red Day task
Day 3 - Lunch at Redden State Forest (Delaware)
riders on the road
Alison reads the route sheet (for real!)
too hot for high heels but the boys are still cool
My return to Maryland!
camping in Best Western luxury tonight!
a walk across the street to dinner
Adam lounges across Wallace, Herb, Len & Tim
Adam & Beth at the bar
NYCDC lady riders have buns of steel
The mighty fine women of NYCDC Research Ride
oh my Maryland Blue!
April is cleaning up!
Dr. Wu & me
Theresa w/Dongyang & Yuntao Wu
(head) wind off the bay felt familiar
after dinner team massage outside the hotel
Darren, Len, Brennan, Adam
Mark & Theresa
Len, Herb, Mark
Day 4 - Moonrise over the Chesapeake Bay
Dr. Wu helps Mathias load bikes for their trip across the bay
This bike is light! Must not be mine.
self-portrait of Theresa & me
My roomie, Beth, & me
add our friend Dan
Brian gave out lucky rocks. Beth proudly hauled that quite large one for 3 days!
Gary, Tim & Tom
DC riders Tim, Herb, Adam & Beth
The riders (and most crew) of the 2008 NYCDC AIDS Research Ride on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Brian's "GO RIDERS" pyramid
Dr. Wu's daughter, Angi, worked the lunch crew & studied every spare minute
Lloyd looks over the day's route while Wallace takes care of the sunscreen
a dual kodak moment
Look closely & you'll see the yellow Penske truckload of our bikes headed for Annapolis. Yes, I'm happy we couldn't ride over that bridge!
Erica & Brian whose hubby/Dad is Dave, our Bike God
Liz & Alison
don't touch that dial!!
It was a wild ride!
scenic tour of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
a beautiful day on the Chesapeake Bay
more of the upstairs gang (Valentine, Barry, Beth & her dad, Don)
Liz!
Dan, Laura & Brenna were all with me on ESAR last year
Le Doc uses the down time to mix up a new batch of Grannie's A$% Magic
Dongyang made sure we had lunch every day & took more pictures than she's in. She's also married to Dr. Wu and works in his lab.
Darren eventually forgave me for bumping him off the fundraising Top 5 list
Quick little tour past the US Naval Academy
Docked in Annapolis. Time to ride!
Dr. Wu met us with our bikes
headed to FedEx field - home of the Redskins!
On the green light, Theresa and I will turn left and...
welcome to Washington, DC! (see sign on left corner)
bridge walking
rolling past Union Station
Dr. Wu and George Mason University staff & Gunston are waiting at the DC finish line
ESAR to NYCDC w/Dan
Celebration lunch hosted by GMU
Dr. Wu and staff expressed their gratitude & excitement to get back to their work in the lab!
Triumph in the Capitol city!
