Hesperia, CA

We biked 25 miles in the cold rain to get to Stanley Oswold Elementary School in Walnut, CA. We gave our very first presentation to five 2nd grade classes on ways to be healthy. They were very well-behaved and very knowledgable about nutrition and exercise. We were very impressed! We were even fed a warm crockpot lunch at the school, which was exactly what we needed to start the 50-odd mile journey ahead of us. There was a 90% chance of rain and possible storms. Sure enough, not even 5 miles into the ride, the rain began. Follow that with winds, thunder, and lightning. It was only a matter of time, but the ride was called due to lightening. We all made it safe to Hesperia after spending much of the afternoon warming up in the vans and in restaurants. We stayed in a school gymnasium and were provided with a wonderful kitchen stocked with hot chocolate. Although the ride was rough, the day turned out to be a lot of fun. We ended it with basketball games and a movie.