Other views of the ride

Just one more thing, as Columbo used to say...

As would be expected, many people brought cameras on the Ride and there's a burgeoning collection of images on the Flickr site --> check out some of the photostreams. Some very good work has been posted over the past few days.

One of my favourites was a shot of the first site of the city of Niagara Falls. As I mentioned earlier, we came in through the back way, along Stanley Avenue. It was shortly after we made the turn onto Stanley that we saw the hotel towers in the distance. Feelings of achievement (we've almost made it!) and relief (we've almost made it!) washed over us as we saw the finish line start to come into view.

Plans are already well under way for the 2009 edition of the Ride (Jun 12-14). I haven't registered yet (I thought it was prudent to see how long the recovery would take!), but I'm giving it serious consideration.

It's the second morning after the event. The base of the spine is still a bit compressed, but it's getting better.