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I caught a ride to Bellingham with Nadine Webster, a long-time friend from
years of volunteering for ALAW bicycle rides. Nadine is one of the
volunteer road staff for RAW 2005; it will be nice to have her out on the
road supporting us. Nadine, Bruce and I are staying with my aunt and uncle,
Joe and Kathleen Coffman, who live in Bellingham. No need to start the
camping experience too early! Nadine and I arrived at Fairhaven
Middle School in Bellingham right at 7:00 pm, and I checked in and picked up
my jersey, t-shirt, and first days route guide. We then hung around
for a while as the rider meeting was at 8:00. The rest of the group
(Bruce, Brian, Steve, Jennifer, Gerry, Bruce Z., Paula, Courtney and Chuck) arrived
after dinner at Gerry's daughter Robin's house. After a somewhat
entertaining and informative meeting, Bruce, Nadine and I headed for Joe and
Kathleen's where we had some delicious apple crisp with ice cream. We
spent some time organizing our gear, then went to sleep, anticipating the
start of a great week of riding in the morning.
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