Scott shares his thoughts and feelings about how the "ride is a joyous, energetic, bawdy celebration of life. It’s also our compassionate response to loss as wide as an ocean." He's also posted pictures from the massage tent. And a really cute one of his boyfriend in a lovely red dress.

Shirley spoke to all the participants after dinner on Tuesday as a representative of the Positive Pedalers. You can read the transcript of her speech and find out how she got a new appreciation for how hard Matt and the other Roadies work.

Shawnet writes about two hills called the "Evil Twins" and the conversation she had with them as they fought hard to see who would vanquish whom. She talks about the strange feeling of arriving early to an empty camp and posted a bunch of pictures.

Shawn had a hard day that was nearly over after the Evil Twins and his "evil attitude." Read about how his friend Craig helped him pull it together and find out if he finally made it to camp on his bike.