Day 2 - Two Good Knees are Always Handy!

This morning was wet, cold and very windy! Tamie rode by herself for the first leg trying to figure out bike issues that were causing knee issues. On one stop where she stopped to help someone else, they figured out how to adjust her bike so she could ride easily. YAY! The maps distributed this morning ended up taking everyone off course by about 10 miles and additionally the wingmen who are painting the arrows on the road for them, painted one corner with an arrow pointing to the left AND to the right. So, by the time they were good and lost, they had to cross a four lane freeway and carry bikes through gravel to get back on track. They were on the 202 freeway, not a small road! There were two memorial services today that were very touching. There were taps playing and ladder trucks with EMS and US flags. Gabe has had knee troubles on his left side and is a maybe for tomorrow morning. Gabe and a few others had near misses with tires touching, but no collisions today. Tamie got nauseated after a big lunch and bussed it for the last 20 miles. As we rode in this evening there were 30 EMS personnel that escorted us into town. It was touching. There was the most amazing pasta dinner waiting for us at the Collingdale Fire Department. Thanks so much to them! We all got checked in and after Gabe and Nick switched rooms twice we have settled in.

We forgot to mention, each of us got our dog tags yesterday with the name of the fallen for whom we ride. Gabe is riding for Christopher L. Hall, Tamie s riding for Seikou Turner, and Nick is riding for James W.Taylor Jr. At the Memorial on the last night we will give their tags to the family who will be at the memorial.

We are tired. Goodnight to all!