Total Mileage: 4027.8 miles
We all woke up this morning a little sad and very excited about what the morning had in store for us. As we were all packing our bins Jack had a slide show going of pictures from the entire summer set to some of our team's songs.
After our crew packed the trailer for the last time we all hit the road. This morning I headed out with Julie, Megan, Kristina and Bri. Despite being on the Southern Route things were COLD and misty. Thankfully we all had the foresight to leave some of our warmer clothes out so we were able to survive.
The one hard part of the ride would be one final hill climb which was of unknown length and unknown grade. While the sun was out at the bottom, as we began to climb the mist rolled in; at one point you could only see a few feet in front of you. As we were coming down from the climb, we all decided that we would need to get some coffee and a snack. Half way through the trip, literally half way, we came across several team members drinking hot chocolate and coffee outside a deli.
After about two hours of hanging out we had to get on the road because we had friends and family waiting for us at the beach.
The last bit of the ride took us along a bike path and when we were about five miles away we could finally see the water. Our group decided to stop and take a quick picture just in case we did not get one in before we hit the water.
At breakfast we had decided that we were going to wait at a Best Western for everyone to arrive and then ride the last few miles to the beach together. We were able to grab some lunch, take pictures, read the last of the kudos and have one last dance party. Marcus was also able to string his flag up on his bike for a grand entrance.
We also made Jay his first peanut butter and jelly sandwich of the trip
And then it was off to the beach with Marcus and his flag leading the pack. It was crazy to think that in just a few miles we would be hitting the water and dunking our front wheels in the Pacific Ocean. As we came around the last turn we saw the huge crowd of friends and family members waiting for us which made it even better.
Final picture with Bernard
Chore Group
The Orphans (those with no friends/family)
The crew who biked every mile (I missed it by about 10 because of my crash just outside of NOLA)
The rest of the afternoon was filled with eating, drinking and meeting people's family/friends
Man look how far we have come!!!
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