Colusa to Davis

We left the small town of Colusa understanding that we had 61 more miles of flat to ride through. We were all excited for another guaranteed day where the terrain would stay flat with little cars or wind to worry about. The day was special fore we were going to the hometown of our rider Laura. Along with that, we were also meeting up with another Bike and Build route: Providence to San Fran.

The morning was pretty uneventful with fast pace lines through the farm land until we saw chalk on the road. Our host in Colusa had a member in their congregation who owned a rice silo that we could climb up. It was more than 100 feet to top of this silo but it was safe as long as you stayed within the stairs. We never actually found the farmer for permission but we figured it was worth asking for forgiveness. It was awesome at the top as we saw all the farmland surrounding us with canals, fields and silos. We could watch a pilot fertilizing the land through his small plane.

After the silo, we quickly biked to lunch just ahead of the last riders in our group. It was a quick meal for me as I ate my bagged lunch provided by our host in Colusa. I left with Adam as we chauffeured the bride for our mock wedding in Davis from the lunch spot.

We asked the other route to join us for a mock wedding where one of our riders married one of theirs. Everyone had a role in the wedding including Bride’s Maids, Singers, and Speakers etc. The wedding occurred during the evening while we had a relay race in the late afternoon. Both were a great time and an interesting site as two totally different groups came together. The dynamics of both routes definitely threw me off, as inside jokes controlled the day.

We enjoyed Davis though as a city for what it had to offer. It all surrounds the university with the downtown area being many bars and restaurants. There were bikes everywhere and we took advantage of the bike lanes provided. The church offered a great meal and I could foresee our group coming back to build in the future.