Our new host home

After what seemed an eternity, we finally arrived at our host house in Leominster, MA after a 1pm departure. We want to give big props to Verizon Wireless and the VZ-Navigator; since we left Atlanta a month ago, we've had to rely on the vznav to get us out of a "spot of bother" during transit (especially the New York area). In case you are unfamiliar with vznav it is a real-time GPS system on Verizon capable phones, so all you have to do is plug in the address and it will give audible and turn by turn directions. Pretty cool feature when you are late to a race or need to find the closest Subway. Shortly after we left Kutztown, Oscar popped in a book on tape, which made the long ride more enjoyable, but we still haven't finished it. (I guess we will either have to go sit in the car or go drive around today). Through wrong turns, bumper to bumper traffic, torrential rains, and some more traffic, we arrived a little after 7pm, with just enough light for a quick ride. Joey, Thomas, and Oscar headed out for a quick spin (in the rain) while Jafer stayed dry and meet our host's very friendly and welcoming neighbor, her son, cat (Scout), and dog (Clifford), since Brant (our host) was not home. Brant arrived a few minutes after Jafer went next door, so Jafer excused himself to go meet Brant.

Brant helped Jafer bring in the bikes and gave him a tour of the hose while introducing himself. The house we are staying in has a wonderful open kitchen, a big basement (where we will be sleeping), and a bike room to store all of our bike crap. After they got back from their ride, they introduced themselves to Brant, then we headed out for a quick dinner. After making a few runs up and down the main strip we decided on Grillalicious, a nice Greek themed restaurant. After dinner we drove around to find the grocery store but it had already closed so we headed back home. Grant explained the tt and road race course to us and pointed out a few ride options for today. We will be scoping out the time trial course later today and we might also ride part of the road race course. We would also like to thank Brant for letting us stay in his house this week!