Out of Iowa and into Illinois. Temporarily.
Today we crossed over the Mississippi and made our way to Rockford, Illinois.
Unfortunately, right before lunch, Kevin from Iowa, went off the road into gravel, slowed to try and get back on the road and hit a rock. This shot him back onto the road in front of me which then caused me to run over him. The impact with his body stopped my bike and I did a nice tuck and roll on the pavement. Luckily tragic stopped and one of our crew vans was only a minute away. Lunch was also the end of our ride, our bikes are fine, and our cuts and bruises will heal which I am very thankful that it was not worse.
After lunch we headed to the Indoor Sports Center for our friendship visit. Many of us were made into mummies. Additionally we played a game were we had to pass a balloon from cheek to cheek only using our faces and the double sided tape on our cheeks. Furthermore, a few of our guys got pied in the face for the incentive reward they earned during their week at camp. This was a visit full of laughs!
To cap off our night we are staying at the local UAW. They treated us to a great Chinese dinner and awesome deserts. One of my fellow cyclists, Doug, works at the local Chrysler plant and got all of our accommodations set up for us in Rockford.
Tomorrow we head up to Wisconsin for a few days before we come back to Illinois.
Please pray for the safety of our team as we continue toward DC.
Love & Honor,
Beau
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