The last day was a great riding day. Most of the 50 mile route were on bike paths, away from vehicular traffic. And the paths were pretty smooth. It appears that Massachusetts and Connecticut spend more on Bike Paths than Vermont and New Hampshire do on their main roads!
With the road more downhill than uphill and no challenging climbs. we make good time and are back at the tour’s starting point, The Simsbury Inn, by 12:30. We have lunch, start laundry and start disassembling and packing the bikes. We’ve developed a good process, each doing what we are best at. We have both bikes packed and weighed to assure airline compliance in 90 minutes.
BRENDA’S BIOS
DOUG AND COLLEEN GANT
Doug and Colleen have been married for 42 years and they have 4 kids. Two boys came along first then twin girls. We may meet one of the twins tonight.
The Gant’s have been on about 12 BAC rides and were introduced to the club by John and Sara Blakeslee. We met John and Sara in 1999 and the Gant’s and Blakeslee’s went on a trip led by Sid and Caryl Rusack in 2000. Their first trip was Venice to Munich and they had some horrific cold rain, but nonetheless, they persevered and are still riding with BAC today.
Both Doug and Colleen attended University of Washington. She became a licensed Registered Nurse and he a physician, specializing in OB/GYN. She initially worked in a hospital setting and specialized in ICU and dialysis. Doug completed his residency in Fresno, CA and they moved to the Tacoma, WA area. He opened a practice in Puyallup, WA and practiced there for 30 years. Colleen left hospital work and worked as a nurse in his practice. They sold the practice and building about 4 years ago and moved into Tacoma. They bought 2 condos and combined them into one lovely home.
Their hobbies outside biking include skiing, hiking and reading and tending to their grandkids. Doug is also a master at mushrooming.
TODAY’S RIDE
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