Linda and I had a wonderful date-night last night.  We joined a good friend on our first joint group bike ride.

Mission Farms is a retail-restaurant district in north Leawood.  We met up with about 10 other riders and headed south in the mid-evening July heat.  This was a “welcome ride” which means nobody gets dropped behind.  However, the people at the front pretty much keep going.  If you moved fast enough, you can catch them at a stoplight.

After falling back initially to stay with our friend (who had volunteered to bring up the rear), we decided to catch up with everyone else.  Staying with the lead group was a little tougher given the heat, but we survived.  17.5 miles later and we were back at the Mission Farms area.  After reloading the bikes onto the Jeep, we headed over to one of the restaurants, Los Cabos, and enjoyed cheap beer and lots of chips and dip.

This will be a weekly ride…and I think we’ll be trying to catch it any Tuesday that we’re free.