Thank you to Equinox for the massage in Darien, CT last night. Simply so wonderful that I could hardly get off the table. But I must have because today we rode again, after meeting our next 3 cycling escorts from Norwalk to Milfred, CT. Wayne, Christi and Chris - I hope I have spelled your names correctly. You were so kind and though you punished me a little with those 5 lil' hills, the coastal neighborhoods made it all worth while.
Yesterday's trip through NYC was tough on my gears, so we made a quick stop at Tony's Bike Shop in Milfred, CT where they adjusted whatever was faulty. Within 15 minutes we were on our way and my ability to shift gears without the chain slipping off was good to go.
After several hours, we were 'handed off' to our dedicated and thoughtful leaders from MMRF, Betsy and Alicia. After having lunch around the Yale campus in New Haven, we set out for a long afternoon ride on the Rails to Trails system. Until the end of the day when two mighty steep hills stared down at us, the day was the first one we have done at a leisurely pace. After yesterdays grueling hills in Norwalk, where our fearless leader Tom Holland kept saying "there are no more hills - really there are no more hills which wasn't quite so, today's gentle ride was a gift. Betsy, Alicia, Mark and Alisha rode many miles with us before we left them and continuted our trek north.
Alicia will be at the finish line at Nubble Light House in Portsmouth, NH on the afternoon of July 3rd. Hard to believe we are days away from finishing this journey of cities and villages, rural and urban experiences - all in the name of raising awareness and dollars for multiple myeloma research. As we move closer to our cycling goal of riding the eastern coast of our country, we hope, too, we can reach our financial goal of giving Alicia and Betsy's organizaiton $20k. To all who have donated, we thank you. And to those who may be still considering, please help us reach this goal, too.
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