Day 9 of the Great Cycle Challenge

I'm riding in the morning cause the afternoon looks like rain. Today I stopped at Coopers Bayou Park to relax and take a video. This is a nice park with a lake and sidewalks. It is about 3 miles from my house so by the time I get there is is time for a water break.

My ride and fund raising is going very well. If you are still thinking about making a donation wait until Wednesday September the 14th and your donation online will be doubled! Great way to make your money count. For those who have misplaced the link to my page here is is https://greatcyclechallenge.com/Riders/ChanBliss Go there and click "Donate Now" but wait till Wednesday to really make it count. (I'll remind you again 😁)

I've had some comments about my story yesterday and "leaving a bro hanging". Let me assure you that when I ride by all three in the car were fine. Sitting nice and dry in their car and one was on the phone.

I was outside in the rain cold and wet.

The way the car was off the road I knew even if all three in the car and me were pushing we would not be able to get the tire back up on the pavement. The tire was just barely touching the ground and the frame of the car was resting on the curb. It was stuck.

I also figured they needed a little time to contemplate where they went wrong on this little adventure. Was it going for a drive to the beach on a rainy day? Driving around the barriers to get to the trail? Or trying to turn around in the narrowest part of the trail cause they decided not to try the bridge?

Or was it all of this and more, I don't know. All I know is that they were gone today except for some tire marks in the dirt and some scrape marks on the pavement.

I'm pointing at the tire mark and you can see the scrape marks on the curb.

That is the first time I have seen a car stuck there. I have seen many cars stuck in the sand when they drive around the barriers on the beach that have signs saying not to go past and the tide comes in. There are signs saying not to do these things so remember "reading is fundamental."

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