who would drive down and meet the group 17 miles outside of Santa Rosa. People would then have the option of offloading gear, riding in the van to the campground in Romerville, or coming all the way back to Santa Fe. I and 5 other riders decided to take the van all the way to Santa Fe. The group will have a rest day in Santa Fe tomorrow and by getting here a day earlier it would give me an extra rest day which I really need. My poor old body just doesn’t recover as fast as it once did. The five of us had a nice dinner last night near the hotel and then went back to the rooms and collapsed. I intend to spend the next couple of days recharging my batteries for the final push home. I’ve ridden about 1,500 miles in the last 5 weeks and want to make sure there’s enough left in the tank to make it the last 1,000 miles home.