It sounds like a joke, two Swedes, a Russian and a kid from Jersey show up ready to ride in a morning full of rain. One girl from China also showed up and the six of us were ready to ride!
Along the way we rode right into the Five Borough Bike Ride - literally thousands of people biking! we jumped right and and rode with them from Greenpoint to the Williamsburg Ferry Dock. Such fun. I'm always curious about what will make the tour magical... today it was being in the ride. I've always wanted to do it and so bringing six bring yellow bicycles into the mix was super fun. It made the rain fun. Everyone was laughing and enjoying the ride. A truly memorable experience.
The day's riders were also really fast so with cold hands we quickly navigated the Loudest Yeller Route through Little Italy, ChinaTown and the West Village and I told story after story along the way. I'm starting to feel really confident in my presentation and thus I've been able to add some better one liners and involve the guests more in the story telling. In this case English was everyone's second language so I had to be slow and clear in my delivery, but at the same time, to the point and funny. It's the kind of challenge that makes me love giving bicycle tours.
We then had a wonderful lunch at Bar Sardine. Everyone loved it which made me really happy because it was our first lunch there on a rain day. Claire, the manager and a good friend of mine, arranged the seating for us just as we arrived. I also explained to everyone that the art in the office is her art and they all were excited to come back and see it at the end of the tour. Pretty fun stuff.
The rain slowed a little for the ride home but we were all having so much fun it didn't matter. Bright yellow bikes stand out even brighter against the contrast of grey clouds. Another great tour of New York City leaves both me and the tourists wowed.
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