Long Day, Long Drive

This weekend is the Ride Without Limits bike tour.  Yesterday was the first day of the two day event, locally held up near Pittsboro.  I participated as a SAG, although truthfully, I spend most of the time as a pathfinder (checking the route to verify that signage was OK, and that rest stops were open).  The bike routes took the riders on courses from 35 to 112 miles.  Of course, this wasn't straight line... the courses circled around and doubled back quite a bit.  Unfortunately, I only had a turn sheet... maps were not provided, so to get from say... Start/Finish to Rest Stop 4, I had to drive ~40 miles... instead of about 8, which the shortest path would allow.  

Tried to find a map last night...  no luck.  Hopefully today will be better, as I get more familiar with the area.

One good thing about this event.  I drive somewhere close to 300 miles.  Of course I filled the tank afterwards.  My MPG was over 25.  Normally, I'm lucky get 22.  Love it!

Installed the new rig in the truck over the weekend.  Mounted the radio body on the back bulkhead of the truck cabin... centered, about 12" above the floor.  The control head is of course mounted on the dashboard below the AM/FM radio.  Its a little tight when you're shifting the truck into and out of park, but it works.  Still have to get my hands on a few zip ties to wrap up the extra control wire.

This weekend, I'll be volunteering in the Ride Without Limits as a SAG.  These rides will probably go 5 - 7 hours, since the longest routes are 100 miles or more.