Last night was great! We stayed the night at the First Baptist Church of Marshfield, and were treated like royalty. They cooked us awesome mac and cheese and fantastic brownies and all the sweet tea Dustin could ever ask for (check out his blog at dustinabond.blogspot.com ). I think I had 3 loaded plates of food, and it was awesome. Just as we got to the church, the sky exploded in storms and rain and torrential winds (its amazing how much less scary storms are when you have a roof to separate you from the elements), and so we finagled our way into staying the night in the shelter. Free laundry, free food, free shelter- what more could you ask for? Everyone was out before 10pm.
We met a woman at the church who was just diagnosed with MS, and it was really moving to see how much our support meant to her. It's so cool to see that our efforts really make a difference to people. I think the whole group feeds off of that kind of message.
Dustin is on day two of his handlebar mustache escapade. No further comment.
Today we got up early and pumped it out to Ashgrove. One of our shortest days yet; we only did 48 miles. A few members of the group did long detours. At least it wasnt too hot. The rain last night helped to break the heat a bit. And we rolled into town super early. Ate breakfast at an awesome place (pretty much the only one in town) and had fantastic french toast and pancakes. Spent some time in the library (especially Bret; its his new favorite nap spot) and at the pool (free for bikers!) and in the nearby convenience store slurping down milkshakes and enjoying the AC. Tomorrow we hit Kansas! Everyone is pretty excited to enter a new state. So far we have done over 1500 miles. Thats quite a chunk.
Becca
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Hi Mason!!!
I'm saveing up for that small rode bike we saw when we whent mountain bikeing.
How are you?
sencerly
Brandon
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