CORRECTION:

I didn't have a chance to write it up, but i managed to get in another century in on March 31st. It started with a leisurely 10 mile ride up to a local cafe to start a group ride. The organized ride was actually an introduction to brevet riding and randonneuring, and so many of the people had done Paris-Brest-Paris and other long distance rides. One of the ride organizers didn't have a water bottle for this ride, because it was cool outside and "under 75 miles". woah.

So, we rode this route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/777285 you'll notice the insane number of turns and that had a dual purpose: to avoid ugly roads as well as to keep people together and make the ride social. nevertheless, we probably still help a 15-16mph average. I had only ridden with one of these guys before, but by the end, I had met and talked to many of them.

The real perk was that at the end, there was a party with food and beer and a couple presentations by long-distance randonneurs on some of their experiences. Good fun, followed at 10:00pm by a pitch black dynamo-lit 25 miles ride back home. In the end, it added up to a bit over 100miles and 4 beers.