To call this a bike race would be a stretch...

This morning the Mossoro, Brasil Rotary Club provided us with bikes. The club sponsored a 3-mile bike "race". We had many laughs. The first chuckle began with TV interviews. Emily, Chip, Matt, and I chatted it up with the local TV reporters like it was our job. However, this time the interviewer was an english translator! Rumor has it youtube might reveal our moment of fame. Another chuckle took place at the starting line. All of the U.S. Rotarian's  were the focus of the morning. Once we "sprinted" out of the gates, an old-school VW van with rooftop music & intercom speakers lead the charge.... at 3 m.p.h. (that's a stretch). A fat lady eating cake on foot could have beet me on my Huffy. My hair didn't even blow back. As we were paraded thru the cobblestone streets of Mossoro every neighborhood was reminded of our names and why we were in spandex sweating our A#$%* off!! What a riot!  Another moment for the books.