Indiana!

First off I would like to tell Laurie, that actually yes, one night I closed my eyes to go to sleep and I could feel myself rocking away pedaling on my bicycle. It was like when you go to Schlitterbahn and you feel yourself in the wavepool when you go to sleep that night. So you are almost right! And most everyone has dreams involving Bike & Build, including myself, although mine aren't near interesting enough to write about on here.

Today we reached Indiana well before mile 20. It was an 83 mile day, but it wasn't bad at all. We were in Cincinnati last night and got to stay in real houses and sleep in real beds! I stayed with my friend Carrie and her bed had a really nice soft white comforter. Her parents were really nice and of course provided everything and more for us. I also got to see my Uncle Shawn and Laura! They recently moved to Kentucky and drove two hours to take me to dinner. It was so nice to see family and they were full of encouraging words and advice. They also took me by a store to get a few things, but mostly it was really just great to see them. It was fun to tell them about my adventures and show them my pictures.

Yesterday was a short day, 65 miles. The morning was lovely, we basically had the road to ourselves for the first 25 miles. We road side by side, talked, and took goofy pictures. It was definitely a highlight of the trip so far. The afternoon was messy, though. A girl's back tire was hit by a car and she rolled and hurt her lower back. She was taken to the hospital and is still experiencing lower back pain. It was a hit and run. We also all got lost around the last 8 miles of the trip due to a left turn that wasn't on our cue sheet. However, I was thankful that today was less eventful.

Today's ride went really fast, I rode with my friend Erin in the morning and then Erin and Alex in the afternoon. It was an uneventful day, but I think that was nice for a change. We stayed on the same road for 70 miles and it was basically flat. I mostly just enjoyed riding with minimal stoppage. Alex did get a flat and we stopped at a yard sale, but other than that we just rode and rode and rode.

It's July! I'm excited about the 4th, we got some fireworks today and have the 5th off, hopefully it'll be awesome. And then the 10th I see my family!

later,
Rachel