Rain, rain, go away...
Today was a day filled with challenges. I started the day riding with Blake from TCU and Michael from Houston. It rained the first 25 miles, and both of them were sick so they racked at 25 miles. I didn't want to rack so I jumped over and rode with Alex from GA Tech. He was feeling sick by mile 40 so he racked as well. My third pace line, and the one I finished with consisted of David from Iowa and Stephen from Tennessee. It eventually stopped raining and we dried out for the most part and had a fun time cruising along. About a mile from lodging the crew forgot to signal a turn to us, so eight miles later after heading west instead of east we stopped, pulled over and waited for them to reroute us back to lodging. An 80 mile day quickly became 96, and it started raining at the end again. Even with the crappy circumstances we still had a fun time and I will remember this day as one where we really had to focus on not shedding our disability (the bike) just like those with disabilities have to finish each and every one of their days.
After a phenomenal lunch provided by the Kelley family we were given letters written by the JOH North team in 2011. It was awesome to read their words of wisdom, and reading my chapter brother, Rick's account of the trip. We were also given our own paper to write letters to a future team.
Following lunch we checked into our rooms and took some pretty stellar naps. Michigan may be a crappy state, but we are sleeping on real beds every night here and that is something I certainly will not complain about.
For dinner we were hosted by the Beta Xi Pi Kapp chapter from Central Michigan. They grilled burgers and hot dogs for us and it was cool to hang out with them for the evening in East Lansing.
After dinner we had a lot of free time so Sanjeev, our crew chief Mark and I decided to clean out our van. Our van is the one that holds all of the team's food, so we tend to be a little messier than the other crew vans. Not only did we throw discarded wrappers away, but we reorganized and vacuumed the van. It already smells better, and there will be less we have to clean at the end of the trip.
Tomorrow takes us to Ann Arbor. Hopefully it is not 60 degrees and rainy like it was today!
Thanks for checking in!
Love & Honor,
Beau
Today was a day filled with challenges. I started the day riding with Blake from TCU and Michael from Houston. It rained the first 25 miles, and both of them were sick so they racked at 25 miles. I didn't want to rack so I jumped over and rode with Alex from GA Tech. He was feeling sick by mile 40 so he racked as well. My third pace line, and the one I finished with consisted of David from Iowa and Stephen from Tennessee. It eventually stopped raining and we dried out for the most part and had a fun time cruising along. About a mile from lodging the crew forgot to signal a turn to us, so eight miles later after heading west instead of east we stopped, pulled over and waited for them to reroute us back to lodging. An 80 mile day quickly became 96, and it started raining at the end again. Even with the crappy circumstances we still had a fun time and I will remember this day as one where we really had to focus on not shedding our disability (the bike) just like those with disabilities have to finish each and every one of their days.
After a phenomenal lunch provided by the Kelley family we were given letters written by the JOH North team in 2011. It was awesome to read their words of wisdom, and reading my chapter brother, Rick's account of the trip. We were also given our own paper to write letters to a future team.
Following lunch we checked into our rooms and took some pretty stellar naps. Michigan may be a crappy state, but we are sleeping on real beds every night here and that is something I certainly will not complain about.
For dinner we were hosted by the Beta Xi Pi Kapp chapter from Central Michigan. They grilled burgers and hot dogs for us and it was cool to hang out with them for the evening in East Lansing.
After dinner we had a lot of free time so Sanjeev, our crew chief Mark and I decided to clean out our van. Our van is the one that holds all of the team's food, so we tend to be a little messier than the other crew vans. Not only did we throw discarded wrappers away, but we reorganized and vacuumed the van. It already smells better, and there will be less we have to clean at the end of the trip.
Tomorrow takes us to Ann Arbor. Hopefully it is not 60 degrees and rainy like it was today!
Thanks for checking in!
Love & Honor,
Beau
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