I started the morning off bright and early by going to get coffee with our crew member, Jesus, before everyone else got out of bed.
To start the morning off we headed over to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for a breakfast, lunch, and a friendship visit. We spent the day touring the facility and hanging out with some of their clients. We spent time solving riddles with two young girls at school, talking to teenagers battling chronic pain, as well as patients receiving dialysis treatment. Everyone in the hospital had a smile on their face and were more than willing to talk to all of us, even though most were in tremendous pain for one reason or another. We are able to get off our bikes at the end of each day and the pain subsides but they are not able to shed their illnesses so easily. While we were at the Clinic we also received our mail. Once again, it was so awesome to receive mail from so many people who are thinking and praying for me on this trip. I received exciting news that one of my coworkers at the Prosecutor's Office gave birth earlier in July, congratulations Allyson on the birth of Jonah! After eating lunch the Kids on their Block made their encore finale show and it was one for the record books. All of the kids in attendance were super attentive and loved hearing from the puppets.
After the Clinic we were given a few hours of free time. I got a load of laundry done, my first in 2 weeks, as well as a much needed 2 hour nap in.
For dinner we headed to a local shop called Melt which specializes in grilled cheese sandwiches. I am not much of a cheese guy but I got a great BBQ burger, cole slaw and fries. Josh and Jesus attempted eating over 5 lbs of food, 3 of which is cheese, but both came up a little short. It did provide good entertainment for the night. Our chapter brothers Jake and Jameson who rode JOH last year as well as Jake's girlfriend Jen also joined us at dinner. It was awesome to catch up with them and compare JOH stories. They will also be joining us for breakfast tomorrow.
Following dinner we headed back to lodging and ran last minute errands. It was nice having a day off, but I am ready to get back on the bike
To start the morning off we headed over to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for a breakfast, lunch, and a friendship visit. We spent the day touring the facility and hanging out with some of their clients. We spent time solving riddles with two young girls at school, talking to teenagers battling chronic pain, as well as patients receiving dialysis treatment. Everyone in the hospital had a smile on their face and were more than willing to talk to all of us, even though most were in tremendous pain for one reason or another. We are able to get off our bikes at the end of each day and the pain subsides but they are not able to shed their illnesses so easily. While we were at the Clinic we also received our mail. Once again, it was so awesome to receive mail from so many people who are thinking and praying for me on this trip. I received exciting news that one of my coworkers at the Prosecutor's Office gave birth earlier in July, congratulations Allyson on the birth of Jonah! After eating lunch the Kids on their Block made their encore finale show and it was one for the record books. All of the kids in attendance were super attentive and loved hearing from the puppets.
After the Clinic we were given a few hours of free time. I got a load of laundry done, my first in 2 weeks, as well as a much needed 2 hour nap in.
For dinner we headed to a local shop called Melt which specializes in grilled cheese sandwiches. I am not much of a cheese guy but I got a great BBQ burger, cole slaw and fries. Josh and Jesus attempted eating over 5 lbs of food, 3 of which is cheese, but both came up a little short. It did provide good entertainment for the night. Our chapter brothers Jake and Jameson who rode JOH last year as well as Jake's girlfriend Jen also joined us at dinner. It was awesome to catch up with them and compare JOH stories. They will also be joining us for breakfast tomorrow.
Following dinner we headed back to lodging and ran last minute errands. It was nice having a day off, but I am ready to get back on the bike
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