Even just the word "ZOMBIE" on your
shirt counted.
The guy with the green cape said he was
"a plant".
That sound cart with the green lights
was pumping out some serious dance music. I followed it for a while
just because I liked the sound.
By this time we were on the 4th floor
of a huge parking garage by a mall in South San Jose. There was a
really good party vibe in the air. People were just happy to have
shared the experience of getting there and it was great. The people in
costume were something of a minority, but they drew my eyes so I kept
taking pictures of them.
People getting their bird patches now
are white birds.
Peter said things are going great
working in a bike shop. He has a really nice Rush Hour fixie.
When I hit the road after the regroup I
was near the back of the pack. I rode along until I found an
intersection where the ride had to turn but there was no bird guiding
the way. I pulled over and yelled "bike party, left turn!" every time I
saw bicyclists coming. After a while the traffic thinned out. The guy
in the black shirt was another bird that had been warning people about
the turn a hundred yards up. We agreed that it was mostly done and
headed onwards. A few hundred yards down the road we found a sound cart
that had blown a tire. He had the tools to help them, so I left him
with them and moved on.
By this time I was more or less alone
on the road. I followed the route on the sheet until it said turn right
on San Carlos. I figured no matter what it was going to be a lot of
peddling to get back to Mountain View. I turned left. It wasn't long
before a bunch, maybe 50 bike partiers caught up with me. They turned
out to be a ride going from the finish back to Campbell. We rode
together until they turned left on Bascom. I turned right there, and
then sort of zigged my way up to El Camino.
I stopped at Denny's for some food and
a rest when I passed that. There was another Bike Partier there, headed
for Alum Rock. I wasn't sure if he was headed in the right direction,
but I'd forgotten my map so I couldn't help him out. I finally got home
after 2 AM. I was happy though, it had been a great evening.
