Day 8: Savannah, TN to Memphis,TN
Highlights of Day 8......
Miles Ridden: 112
Terrain: Moderately Hilly, then flat.
Temperature: 86 degrees
Word that describes how I felt today: Readytogetoffthebikeandtakearestday
Song stuck in my head: "Walking in Memphis" -Marc Cohn
Unusual happenings: TWO flat tires within 30 miles of Memphis
Sunday, June 4th: REST DAY in Memphis
On Day 8 of the 2006 Hunger Ride I bid farewell to my two riding partners, Memphians Stephen Douglas and Colin Graves. It's been a fun ride fella's! I will miss your company, your wind blocking, and the tremendous attitudes that y'all had on the trip. It was indeed a great blessing having the two of you along for this first leg of the trip.
It was a difficult last day in that we had two flat tires within 30 miles of Memphis. But we persevered, and with a little help from Bill Graves (Colin's Father) in the delivery a spare tire, we made it back to Memphis safe and sound.
Upon arriving in Memphis at 6:30 pm, I quickly showered and headed off to the Macaroni Grill with a group of friends.
Side Note: The purpose of the above picture is to show the world that many bikers really do have tremendous upper body strength. And without a doubt I believe that I have proved this to be true as I effortlessly lift this 19 pound bike over my head. I mean, think about this for a second......if I were in the gym, this would almost be like military pressing 20 pounds. I rest my case.
Schedule for the upcoming week:
Monday: Memphis to Jonesboro, AR (80 miles)
Tuesday: Jonesboro to Mammoth Spring,AR (78 miles)
Wednesday: Mammoth Spring to Mountain Grove,Mo (85miles)
Thursday: Mountain Grove to Bolivar,Mo(85 Miles)
Friday: Bolivar to Clinton,Mo (60 miles)
Saturday: Clinton to Kansas City (78 miles)
Sunday: Kansas City to Topeka (67 miles)
2 Comments:
What? No plans to visit Food for the Hungry in Phoenix in July? Just kidding. Alisa was giving a talk on volunteer advocacy at the office today, and she brought up the Hunger Ride, so I thought I'd check out the blog. Totally cool! I'll be following along on your journey via cyberspace these next few weeks. Godspeed!
Tom, it was great to chat with you tonight. Keep it up! We are rooting for you.
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