We had 18 folks show up for this ride on roads that is not very often ridden especially 128 out of Cloverdale and Mountain House rd.  When we left Geyserville and headed up to Cloverdale there was a stiff head wind and everyone seemed at peace with just taking their time  and chatting their way up to Cloverdale so the whole group stayed together and then we broke into 4 groups of 4-5 cylclists in each group  riding up 128 so the cars could get safely pass us thereby making it safe for us.  We all regrouped at Mountain House Rd. and then headed down he hills to Hopland at a very relaxed pace as the road is a bit chewed up from the rough winter with one small section completely gravel at this point but if you hit that going down hill at a good clip it would have ended badly for someone.  So being most of us are of a certain age where we no longer bounce when we hit the pavement we decided to go with caution.  Mountain House Road is a beautiful road to ride this time of year.  With all the hills green and creeks running and the lovely oaks its a tough scenic road to beat.  Also we noticed there were no grape vines on this road as well which made it unique to this area.  We all made it to Hopland safe and sound with only one flat had a break at the pizzarea there in town and then headed back the way we came and regrouped at the intersection again and split into groups of 4-5 and headed on down 128 to Cloverdale and regrouped at Plank for a potty break and then pedaled on back into Geyserville and this time with the wind at our backs the pace picked up considerably as no one wanted to waste that cheap speed!