It has been seven years since we moved out of NY, but we still have some very good friends living there and Friday morning was a great opportunity to catch up with my friend Valeria.
The inauguration of Climate Ride would be that day in the afternoon and I was getting more excited by the minute. The first one to arrive in NY that afternoon was Daniel. Walking, having lunch and visiting a couple of sports stores to look for the last gadgets/gear we were missing were some of the afternoon activities. Amazingly, especially given the number of millions that live in the City, the world is small enough that we bumpt into Susan on her way to ride in Central Park.
The time had arrived! we walked to Central park Zoo with the three bycicles (thanks Daniel for carrying Mariasol's bicycle), we registered, received out jerseys, shorts, signed a bunch of papers, and the mingling started soon after.
My dream was coming true, I knew why I was there, how important is climate change and I really felt proud and thankful to all of you that helped me making this dream come true; hearing the words of the different speakers only made this feeling stronger; especially when on the back you could see the sea lions in the open pool.
The night finished with several of us in an Italian restaurant, followed by a deep sleep before getting up at early hours the next morning. We needed to be back at Central Park Zoo by 7:15AM.
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