Ride to Winter Garden

Brrrrrr!! 

We had planned to ride to San Antonio, Florida today, but when the temperatures dipped down into the 30s this morning we decided on a much shorter ride for later in the afternoon once the sun started to warm things up a bit.  We agreed to meet up at Broadway Pizza at noon, and although the temperatures were still only in the high 40s, fourteen of us, including five new Divas, showed up dressed in warm gear to RIDE. 

Chris was apparently really cold!  (Or really warm)

Victoria led us through some nice backroads to Winter Garden where we stopped in at the Sweet Traditions Bakery & Cafe for a delicious lunch.

The temperature warmed up to a balmy 58 degrees by the time we finished lunch.  Here we are looking not quite so bundled up at the fountain in downtown Winter Garden.

And then we geared up again to continue on with the ride.

Funny, the last time we did this ride we had to start early and leave early because it was so hot! 

It turned out to be an absolutely fabulous day of riding, though.  What started out as a bummer ended up being a blessing because we had so many brand new Divas that actually appreciated the shorter ride since it was the first group ride for some of them. 

Now they're ready for the ride to San Antonio next weekend!

(Fingers are crossed for good weather.)