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Mary- today was a
grueling day, I’m not
sure why but there where
too many scenic detours
and I was tired!!! At
one point Katherine said
“one more big hill” and
I thought she said ONLY
one more hill!! Boy did
I want to say some
things that where not
nice. There was nothing
but hills for the next
few miles at one point I
cried & I wanted to
quit. But I pursued and
finished (with a pit
stop at Burger King) and
felt good about myself
at the end and even
apologized to
Katherine. The one cool
thing was, we stopped at
the top of a hill where
it curved around and you
could see the ocean, we
stopped to see the
beautiful view and heard
seals we walked over a
few feet and saw dozens
of seals sunning
themselves and playing
and the rock. We also
say elk this morning,
they were magnificent.
Puppy- Today was
fun we saw some big
doggys today that mommy
called Elk. I don’t know
what kind of dogs they
are but mommy got real
nervous when I barked at
them to say Hi!! They
looked like they wanted
play because they
started to walk our way.
I did start to get real
homesick today when I
thought about my friends
Solomon and Josiah, I
really miss them a
lot!!! Mommy says we get
to see them soon. I sure
hope they come fast!! I
know they will want to
play with Josh too.
Jeff - God is
awesome, he got me over
the 2 big hills. I am
still alive!!! Riding
thru the redwoods was
awesome, came across
lots of Elk, they are
such awesome animals.
One walked right into
the middle of the road
and looked right at me
as I was stopped he then
walked across the street
to eat, he was amazing.
I didn’t even notice the
difficulty of the ride
due to the beauty of the
scenery, until my knees
started screaming the
last 10 miles of the
ride.
Kristi - I loved
my 19-mile ride today.
It happened to be a
fairly flat stretch with
way more down hills than
up hills, which was
great. Cooking is going
well. Everyone seems
happy with the food, so
that’s a good thing. I
think I’m taking some
time off from cooking
when I get home though.
The way I figure I’m
cooking for 20-25 people
twice a day ( I’m VERY
thankful for Shirley &
Wes who do breakfast.),
when I normally cook 1
meal a day for 3
people…. So when this
trip is done I’ve cooked
enough to last for a few
months of eating out.
Makes sense, right?
Josh - I slept in
today. No one knows how
or why, but I didn’t get
up until after the
cyclists left camp this
morning. I enjoyed my
ride on daddy’s bike
today. We had a family
picture taken in the
middle of a huge redwood
tree that we rode
through. When we got to
camp today I had my
first lesson on what a
time out is. Mommy
thinks it was quite
effective, but I didn’t
like it at all. The
campground where we are
tonight has a huge fort
with slides and rope
ladder and climbing wall
and my favorite…. a
little horse on a
spring.
Dave – We left
Eureka on a cool but
sunny morning. After a
stop for breakfast along
the side of the road we
came to the “Avenue of
the Giants”. Just as we
started riding through
the redwoods, Brad
Rigney called me from
the North Park Community
Church. I was able to
give the congregation an
update and asked them to
continue to pray for us
as we approach the
halfway mark of our
trip. The day ended with
a light rain and an
unexpected 14 miles
further than we thought
we needed to go. The 94
miles today brought our
total mileage to 849.
Mary- I got to
sleep in a cabin last
night, our wonderful
friend Kimberly rented
it and asked Jeff, Puppy
& I to stay in there
with her. It was so nice
to get a good nights
sleep in warm air. I
didn’t cough at all last
night and I woke up in a
good mood this morning
with lots of energy!!!
Jeff picked me a flower
this morning and gave it
to me at a turn!! I even
got on the bike earlier
than usual today and
rode thru Avenue of the
Giants. It was
magnificent. But then as
we were riding thru the
beautiful redwoods I
heard a POP and my back
wheel stopped I thought
I had a flat so I asked
a car driving by to tell
Jeff and by the time he
got there we realized my
tire was fine but 4
spokes had broken and my
wheel would not turn.
Then we found a broken
one in front. So I am
not going to be able to
ride till we get it
fixed. Maybe the wheels
off Jeremy’s old bike
will work, we are going
to try tomorrow.
Puppy- Steve gave me a
flower today, I think he
likes me!! I like him a
lot!! I got to see some
real big trees today,
they were cool, mommy
was frustrated and had
to ride in the Van the
rest of the day. But I
got to sleep. Then it
rained tonight and
people took turns
holding me so I could
keep them warm. I am so
tired know I am going to
bed.
Jeff - Today we
started out by riding in
the rain and it was
biting cold!! It warmed
up a little but there
was a horrible head wind
that lasted almost the
whole day. We did get to
go thru Ave of the
Giants, which was
beautiful!!! The last
part of the ride we
tackled a few long
hills. Our friend
Kimberly rented a cabin
but they aren’t pet
friendly till Oct 1st
which is at midnight so
we are sleeping in the
tent in the rain!!
Steve – The day
started cold, but as we
were riding I was able
to look back over my
shoulders and see the
sunrise over a
mountain. Then it began
to warm up a bit. We’ve
been going through
amazing Redwood forests
the last couple days.
Some of the trees are
twelve to fifteen feet
across, or more. And
they stretch up so tall
toward the sky. I try
to take moments to pedal
slowly and take it all
in, but the beauty is
just too great. Best
just to be in awe of
what God has created.
Eventually the route led
us back onto the highway
and into where we
thought we were to
camp. At that point we
were told the campground
was another 8 miles
further on with some
steep climbs and narrow
shoulders. A group of
four of us decided to
press on and tackle the
hills. It was so
satisfying to make it
here to camp. Riding
those hills, it was
definitely God’s
strength ‘cause mine was
done for the day. I’m
enjoying being in a
position where I am
having to push myself
each day, and knowing
that He is guiding,
protecting, and teaching
me along the way. It’s
been a nice change of
pace and scenery from
the clinic, serving to
refresh me and renew me
for when I return in the
middle of October.
That’s all for tonight,
as it would be good to
get some sleep.
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