Well, I've gone something 1,200 miles on this tour and 900 with the guys. Tonight is the last night on the road for us and they finish tomorrow. It's always an interesting mood as a tour wraps up. They've been on the road for 98 days (the Tazzies) and 79 day (Nebraskans). Imagine that, and ending tomorrow. It's a mind fuck.
This is only my 14th day for me (not counting RAGBRAI), so it's not really the same for me. Although I have been on the road since July 21st or so, or earlier if you count a wedding I was camped at. I'll have been gone from home for over a month when this is all said and done.
Today was only 50 very flat miles to the suburbs just outside of Virginia Beach. We did it in 3:12 on bike and maybe 4 and a half hours total time, arriving around 12:30 to our church (as usual).
We spent much of the afternoon at the pool of some of Aaron's relatives, and then as quiet afternoon of napping and contemplating. The night does not seem to be shaping up to be too wild.
Tomorrow we have a 25 miles ride or so to the beach, and we'll have a big party at with some The Cure Starts Now people to finish the fundraiser. They'll probably raise 18,000 to 20,000 for DIPG research by the time this is all done.
Really there isn't too much to say. It's been a good trip. Mine's been weirded by the stuff from home that I sort of mentioned earlier, and it's still being weirded by that, but bike tours aren't supposed to be easy. This one, without that weirdness, would have been an easy-breazy fun time, but hey, you can't pick your weather, hills, or bullshit. You just gotta roll with it, play it cool, and see what happens.
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day though!
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