What a fun weekend.
Vanessa and I just completed the first annual Lyondell Bike Around the Bay. The ride started in Fort Anahuac Park in Anahuac, TX. We rode into High Island, then down the Bolivar Peninsula to the Bolivar Ferry. This was a nice 30 mile ride with a slight crossing head wind. We stopped for lunch in Crystal Beach. After the ferry ride we rode across Galveston Island to Moody Gardens.
At Moody Gardens, they had the Saturday finish line/Sunday start line. We stayed at Moody Hotel on site. They had nice rooms, but were under prepared for the people staying over the weekend. We got there and our room was not ready. Over all we had to wait about 1.5 hours to get our room.
The organizers planned for drinks and dinner at Moody Gardens. They announced the dates of next year's ride. Which Vanessa and I will very likely do again.
Sunday morning was a good start. We checked out of the room, and headed over to the start. They had breakfast and drinks before the ride. The ride started on time because they closed 2/3 lanes on the I45 causeway for us to ride over. This was the first time they had a ride do that. It worked pretty well. We ended up riding over the Galveston causeway, the Kehma/Seabrook bridge, and the Fred Hartman bridge. None were really bad to climb, but they were still good climbs.
For a 150 mile 2 day event the ride was very well supported. There was about 450 riders. The plan is to have a cap next year, and we will be guaranteed a spot because we rode this year.
