July 2010
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July 15th 2010, Mountpellier, VA - Chickahominy...
Day 50
We woke up in the house of Fiji brother, Oz, and got ready for our second to last day of riding. We enjoyed some bagels and also some leftover apple cobbler from the Dutch Oven. Breakfast of Champions.
We began our ride where we had left off the day before. We were on a little more of a tight schedule because we had to be at the Dominion Energy headquarters by 1030 in Richmond, VA for...
July 14th 2010, Charlottesville, VA - Montpellier,...
Day 49
We woke up in the UVA Fiji house and got ready for a day full of media. The day begun at 615 in front of the Rotunda on UVA’s grounds with a interview and photo shoot. Tyler did a great job in his interview and we all enjoyed being on tv since it was a live shoot. We then went back to the house to enjoy some Bodo’s bagels (which are awesome) and Tyler and Jordan went to do a...
July 13th 2010, Lexington, VA - Charlottesville,...
Day 48
After a great night sleep (I only had to throw a pillow at Dana in the bed across the room once while he was snoring) we woke up early to start riding. We enjoyed some eggs, bacon, and cinnamon rolls at the hotel. The skies were cloudy and there was a 40% chance of thunderstorms, but we knew we had to ride on.
Today was the day of the last big climb up onto the Blue Ridge Parkway. We...
July 12th 2010, Blacksburg, VA - Lexington, VA
Day 47
Following our rest day in Blacksburg, VA we were ready to finish the last 5 days of the ride. We were able to stay in a townhouse of a Fiji grad brother (special thanks to Henry) and were able to receive a tour of the campus of Virginia Tech from brother Dana Hesse. We enjoyed our time in Blacksburg and felt well rested for the remainder of the ride.
This day of riding would turn out to...
July 10th 2010, Rural Retreat, VA - Blacksburg, VA
Day 45
We woke up early at the camp site and even Dana, who said he had not camped in almost 20 years, joined us in camping. We got ready quickly knowing that today would be much easier than the past couple in regards to the amount of climbing and the distance was a little shorter. Dana experienced the peanut butter bagel breakfast that we have enjoyed so many times and we got started with our...
July 9th 2010, Rosedale, VA - Rural Retreat, VA
Day 44
After a good nights rest we prepared for another day of long riding and lots of climbing. Virginia is turning out to be one of the most beautiful states we have gone through. The mountain air is refreshing, the rolling hills rival the horse farms of Kentucky, and since it is the last state of our journey I am also full of a little more joy.
We climbed some more hills and rode through...
July 8th 2010, Buckingham, KY - Rosedale, VA
Day 43
The group woke up on this foggy Eastern Kentucky morning to with some anxiousness for the great trials ahead. This would prove to be one of our toughest days as we rode into the heart of the Appalachian mountains and would also cross into our final state.
We got off to a little of a late start as we woke up in the First Baptist church we were staying in. As we prepared by loading our...
July 7th 2010, Buckhorn, KY – Buckingham, KY
Day 42
I never knew that some of these parts of Kentucky ever existed. We rode straight into the Appalachian Mountains and the eastern part of Kentucky and I saw some places in my own home state that I never knew about.
After waking up in the bunkhouse Wade’s grandfather so graciously arranged for us, special thanks to Jack Haga and his wife DeLane, we embraced our ride for the day with 79 miles...
July 6th 2010, Berea, KY – Buckhorn, KY
Day 41
We were blessed again today to have another rider join us for the first stretch of our ride. Kristi Lunceford, mother of friend and fraternity brother Malcolm Lunceford, rode the first 15 miles of our ride with us. Little did any of us know, it would turn out to be one of the more difficult 15 mile sections. However, Kristi was a real champ and finished the 15 miles with us and...
July 5th, Springfield, KY - Berea, KY
Day 40
Today’s ride seemed very relaxed as we are still adjusting to getting back into the swing of riding in our regular routine. I woke up this morning and my alarm clock read 645 am. I thought I had overslept my fellow riders but it turned out they were all sound asleep. We started our ride around 9 am and rode in honor of Katie Ferrell’s great grandfather. His story was very...
July 4th, Elizabethtown, KY - Springfield, KY
Day 39
Happy 4th of July. It is awesome to think that so many years ago in 1776 we claimed freedom as a country. I am proud to be an American and to experience the freedom of my country, but I am most proud to have the freedom we are able to experience through Christ. God has given us the ultimate freedom that we have been crucified with Christ and no longer live but Christ lives in us and we...
July 2nd and 3rd, Rest Days in Etown and Kentucky
Day 37 and 38
The first day of rest turned out to be very successful and enjoyable. We hosted a fundraiser in Etown at the Best Buy parking lot. We had about 70 people come in and out to visit and enter for a chance to win some prizes. It was great to see some people such as fraternity brothers, family members, and friends. My good friend Eric Lutz’s grandfather lives in Etown and he...
July 1st, McDaniels, KY - Elizabethtown, KY
Day 36
Today was our big day of coming home to our family, friends, and supporters. We woke up at the Rough River lake house and got ready for the great day of riding triumphantly into Etown. We first said goodbye to the other two cyclists that also stayed at the cabin (special thanks to David, the boss of Radcliff Electric). They were traveling to Sand Diego and had started in Berea, KY 10...
