GREETINGS

Greetings from Napoleon, Ohio! Since I last posted we have cycled from Madison, WI (leaving Friday) thru Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio. This is our longest stretch of back to back riding days (it will be 7 by the time we arrive in Burton, Ohio on Thursday). Overall, I am feeling well. My legs feel tired, but that is a given after biking roughly 400 miles in 4 days (let alone cycling for the past month). Quick synopsis of the past few days - Thunderstorms both days in Illinois. We had to bike across 9 flooded roads on Saturday morning (water up to our pedals at times!). Indiana - biked the back roads zig zagging thru corn fields - poor quality of roads. Yesterday, we encountered many Amish people on the roads either riding bikes or with a horse and buggy. Favorite part of my 108.8 mile day yesterday was passing a horse and buggy on the left! Entered Ohio today - stopped in a small town (Evansport) for our lunch stop and two kind gentlemen bought my lunch (along with Amy and Bridgett's). Our lunches included 4 grilled cheese sandwiches on hamburger buns and 1 basket of mozzarella sticks ;) The BIG RIDE'S slogan is "Ride Big. Do Good." I am seeing many common folk "doing good" and being generous. Take care!