New arrivals

Jim made it to the halfway mark and according to his pulse he is still alive.

So sleepy

So tired... Also, i lost the bet. After a hundred miles the last thing you want is a helmet on. Oh well...

Halfway home

We made it to centralia. A little sore, a little numb but overall very good. Dan rode next to a cute girlly for ten miles and didnt say a word. Give up your best conversation starters if he rides with her tomorrow. My fave is hey, want to have a squeez of my water bottle? Now off to the beer garden!

Dan is feeling good and we are only ten miles to half way!

All patched up! Now to catch up to the guys.

Flat tire. Bummer.

Hydrate the bike nation!

All you can drink vitamin water. Is this heaven? Gina, you jealous?

Reunited at last!

Well dan, sydney and i got separated for a bit but we are back together! My bum is not feeling so hot. Weather has been great. Cool views of mt rainier throughout. Saw a pretty nasty car crash but dont worry we are being very safe. Sydney and dan have been leading the way but i rule the hills like lance armstrong. Sydney bonded with an austrian over his vintage bike.

First stop.

25 miles down!

Bummer

Technical difficulties with syds bike. Stuck at rest stop.

The start

The start

We are all ready to go!

What happens in seattle...

Dan is applying the anti chaf cream. We are sacred.

Getting ready to go!

3:30 in the am

Rise and shine.

Night One

OK, so Dan and I are here in Seattle. We are getting cozy as we have been pegged to sleep in the same bed. There were a few preliminary questions we had to clear up before we got into bed. 

Can I where my helmet to bed? (Yes) 

Can you help me apply the anti-chafing cream tomorrow morning? (NO!)

Well, it has been fun so far. We have carbed up and we are in the right mind-set. Janet, Jim and my Dad all decided on a 3:30 am wake-up. Now, I can't really say that I am happy about that hour, but when you are with the pack you need to learn how to run. I guess. I am not sure if that made sense.

Highlights from trip so far:

-"Hey Janet, check out Dan's eyes, they're beautiful," I say.

"Oh, let me see Dan!" Janet says.

"Now you got me embarrassed," Dan says.

"They look like universes being born," I say.

"That is ridiculous, and now I am too embarrassed," Dan says.

"Sweet Dan," Janet says.

-We have forgot and had to go-back-and-get/buy one pair of bike shorts, two tennis shoes and a left bike clip-in.

-Burgerville

-Ellie and Mim coming to cheer us on with cookies and signs.

-Janet forcing Thomas to hold her hand.

I feel like a napolean dynamite character

Wearing bike helmet in mall is proving to be awkward.

We have fans!

Wow! Eli and mim came to wish us good luck with cookies and a sign. There is so much love up in this room i am thinking about calling an architect about the structural integrity of this days inn.

The teams^

Here is the whole squad. We are ready to conquer the world tomorrow...