Riding to eat scones

or, in my case cheesebread and fantastic warm cinnamon raisin bread at Wildflour bakery near Bodega Bay.
Saturday was the day of "The Ride" sponsored by the Positive Pedalers, and a take-off of "The Birds" that wonderful Hitchcock movie that takes place in Bodega Bay. John Hershey can add host extraordinaire to his resume. We met at his lovely house in Bodega Bay he shares with his partner, Ted, and started the day with coffee, fruit and toffee bars I brought. Yes, they were a hit.
Then we pedaled out in a misting rain. The nine-mile point brought us to Wildflour, and at that time, the rain had gotten a bit beyond mist into, well, rain. So, after coffee and treats-- Beau swears by their scones-- we decided to head back to John's house where we were greeted by, you guessed it, more food.
Beau made a hearty turkey salad, full of grapes and a couple different kind of cheeses, and there was a platter of Aram sandwiches, and the last of the toffee bars got snarfed down.
We watched a video from ALC5, a dvd of The Birds, and several people warmed up in the hot tub on the deck.
Despite the abbreviated ride, it was a great day.
I started the ride pretty sluggish. Could have been the effect of the Texas fried catfish and a week of doing pretty much nothing but eating.

Yesterday I baked more Christmas cookies and made a huge batch of pasta sauce that simmered on the stove most of the day. Jerry and I had whole wheat penne and some of the sauce for dinner. I froze two jars and packed away pasta and sauce for dinner or lunches this week.

Despite this kind of eating, I've managed to lose a pound this week. Around 10 more pounds to go...

Time to check next weekend's ride schedule, and decide what to eat after the ride.