[monster]

I was the second worst student on the course. The worst one was "counselled off". It was a pretty toxic dickhead male environment, TAFKAPG and I were the only female riders in our group by the end. Out of 50 riders in the two groups, there were -I think- 6 women. I'm so glad she was there. If I had done it alone, I would not have made it. And darling BajaBoi came out shoe shopping with me last night to buy better boots in which I could feel the shift pedal clicking better (turns out -after trying both old and new boots on his bike, it was at least as much an issue with the bike I had at the course as it was me but....) Also....... TAFKAPG.... got ZERO points on her road skills test (points are bad). She ROCKED IT!