Ride with Joel, Farewell to Joshua 10/1/08

I received a call about 7:30am from Joel. I hadn't talked to Joel or ridden with him since our Ben&Jerry's ride a couple of weeks ago. Joel came by and we took off from my house on our mountain bikes. We took off and made the route as we rode riding mostly on the road but did a bit off road as well. We rode to an Exxon where we fueled up with some breakfast burritos before continuing on our ride.

Here is Joel finishing up his burrito.


We rode from my house in Mission, down to the Sharyland Plantation area, to the new shopping district off Ware Rd. in McAllen where we met up with Ruben while he was working, down through McAllen downtown dodging moving traffic and parked cars, up the hike and bike off 2nd St. all the way up to Trenton, back to 10th where we tried to catch up with Armando, down 23rd St. till Lark, took canal banks back to Nolana, cut alongside cemetery down Taylor, down to 2 Mile Line all the way down Mayberry till we got back to my house.

Later that evening I met up with some of the Cruzers at BJ's to hang out with Joshua before he leaves for his new project in Austin. We talked, we ate, we laughed, we cried, all one last time before Joshua said goodbye. I wouldn't be the rider I am today if it wasn't for him. I look forward to riding with him again.