3 of 3 and Adios (Cougars)

CompuTrainer Mexico Cruise Day Uno

Got off to a good start. Plane was on time, ten dollar cab ride to pier, easy embarkation. The CT and bikes were delivered as promised, Klondike Ken set us up with the vital on-board contacts, and we scheduled a 5:30 meet and greet with the group. And it appears from the outset that we have assembled a terrific team. Suz and Erick from Seattle, Travis from Columbus, Ohio, Dave from Boulder and John and Kristi from Chicago.

Today is the first round of indoor training. We will all do the custom Mexico ten mile time trial upstairs in the (crowded this morning) fitness center and meet again in the evening for dinner. I just assembled all the bikes and am on way to set up the CT as soon as this is posted.

We are off and running.

And speaking of running. I trust you all had the pleasure of watching my Huskies run all over the Cooogs last night as I was out of Versus TV range and quite busy. I was getting periodic texts from Ken and RG as the Dawgs piled up the numbers and became bowl eligible for the fist time in seven long, painful, difficult years.

Looks like the Holiday Bowl in, ahem, San Diego is the site.

Congratulations Dawgs, way to go Jake (and Chris Polk and Jermaine Kearse) and we'll try to keep you up on the happenings from Mazatlan, 950 miles south of San Diego, as they unfold.

Woof and Adios.

Pix, The Holland America Lines ms Oosterdam from the yellow cab at 40mph. It's the BIG one in the background. Later that same day on the Lido deck looking back on SD (site of a UW Holiday Bowl victory in three weeks). I might just stay here.