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In the beginning…

October 27, 2015 by Patricia

There was fright.

Welcome to a little ride down memory lane. In May of 2011, I started a journey that I had no idea was leading to my Dopey Challenge.

I spotted my new ride:

ViviLnk

I was a little nervous at first:

ViviLnk

But got used to it pretty quickly:

ViviLnk

The bike came home with me.

It took a little trip to the bike shop for a tune up and safety flags.

The first ride under the watchful eyes of one of Philadelphia's murals.
My first ride was under the watchful eyes of one of Philadelphia’s murals.
And I was pretty pleased with myself
And I was pretty pleased with myself.

It’s been an amazing 4.5 years since that first ride around the parking lot.  Here is to 4.5 more and I hope all of you do something that puts that big a smile on your face.

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