Erika speeding through!
Hey everyone! We had another great day of riding today. The day began with a much needed extra hour of sleep. We packed up the trailer and said our goodbyes to a rider who had to leave us today. HannahJoy, we miss you! The rain from the night before dispersed, giving us nearly perfect weather. The route was beautiful. We rode through part of Daniel Boone National Park. There were some rough up-hills, but each one paid off well with a wonderful downhill. Many of the riders even broke the 40 mph barrier.
Thad bonding with Sprocket
The day was not without its challenges. Lisa got 2 flats, Esther’s chain fell off while she was going 30 mph downhill, Esther also set off an alarm in a random church which made THE Sheriff come around, Thad almost ran out of gas, Kyle missed both designated rest stops. [Luckily, Thad was nice enough to make a custom rest stop just for him]. We also encountered a lost little puppy. We named him Sprocket. Krystal, Eric, Michael and Thad helped clean him up and even found him a home here in Corbin. I’m also told that Emily, Susan, Michael and Krystal each saved a road-crossing turtle.
After church some of us went to get some Chinese food
When we made it to the church, we quickly found out that no one had been expecting us. Apparently, the pastor with whom Ryan made plans had left the church and failed to mention that we’d be stopping by this evening. Thankfully, the Central Baptist Church was very kind and let us stay over anyways. We all got showers, food and we wrapped up another amazing day. Only 7 more days of straight riding before our next build in Americus, Georgia. Thanks for reading!
written by: Kyle McDowell
photos by: Esther Hyejin Chung
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5 comments:
I'm impressed that so many of you are on bikes with downtube shifters. That takes balance and finesse!
How's the fundraising going? Anyone have any ideas how those of us watching from the sidelines can help?
The downhills make the climb worth it, don't they?
Erika, you look like you're ready for the Tour de France!
Glad no one got too hurt falling thru the roof while you were building. Nice touching story about Sprocket - glad it ended well. Sounds like you're all having lots of adventures on the road. Travel safe, Doug
Hope y'all don't mind, but I cannibalized some stuff for my own cycling blog to try and get a bit of support. A new magazine is about to come out with an editorial by yours truly about my experience on FCBA 08. Hopefully it will direct traffic to the blog that will direct traffic to the FCBA donation page.
http://mellowvelo.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/cycle-of-grace/
Keep on keepin' on.
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