OK, now to day two. We took off from Burlington a little before 8:00 this morning. The weather was still nice and cool but the wind had changed direction and I had to fight a bit of a headwind all morning so I didn't quite make as good time as yesterday. All in all it was a pretty good ride. We stopped in Neodesha and had lunch and took a little break before we took off for the afternoon portion of the ride. Once we hit Independence, the roads flattened out and the wind turned in my favor again and the last 25 or so miles of the trip went pretty fast. When we hit the big hill coming into Caney I knew I'd made it in one piece. Today was 98.2 miles in 6 hours & 28 minutes. We met Blair and Amanda Millemon, along with their family and a reporter from the local paper in the parking lot of Daniel's Alma Mater, Caney Valley High School. Blair, another one of those invaluable people that has helped more than I could possibly thank him for, then took us to the Bayless Farm, where Dennis (Granton's grandpa) and Darby (his aunt) already had the grill fired up and the table set. We were then treated to a massive feast, which after 100 miles on a bike was exactly what I needed. We've gotten to spend the evening in the home Daniel grew up in and visit with everybody and hear stories about Daniel and Granton and everybody-and if you've met Dennis Bayless, you know the man knows how to tell a story. OK, that's it for me tonight, I'm off to take an ice bath and a hot shower.
4 comments:
Me again,
Dad, Gpa, Gma, and I all read your
blog tonight, we even took a break
from the cubbies, you guys rate!!
They put your story on KMA today,
hope people were listening. We
are continuing to pray and be really proud of you. See you soon,
rest well and be careful tommorrow.
Love, Mom and Dad (patchie too)
We continue to pray for you as you continue your ride. What an amazing accomplishment already. What you are doing for Granton is great. We wish you well and supportive wind for the rest of your ride. God Bless, The Bay & Holley families
All four of us miss you terribly! But, as you can imagine, I have many, many people checking on me! Yesterday, Dalton woke up and asked, "Where is Daddy and Uncle Tobe?" We went to Target last night and Gramms bought Dalton "Charlotte's Web." So, the big thing in the Green house now is "let's watch the pink pig!" We love you, and we continue to pray for you.
Love, Meg, Dalton, Bear, & Buddy!
Jayme and Tobe (I guess I'm finally spelling your name correctly Tobe. . . Sorry!),
It was a real blessing to be able to meet you along your journey. Both of you seem to be fine examples of what we need more in our lives these days. . . Solid examples of "God's Men". Some may see your adventure as a fund raiser, but just by meeting you, we know you are doing God's work and that you are giving the glory to Him. It was great meeting you ( guess I can say "again", since we most likely met at Daniel and Jenni's wedding!). Keep on keeping on.
Blair and Amanda Millemon
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