Mi = 97    Springvale, MN – Wheeler, Wisconsin  We were relieved to see Matt get up this morning and reach for his biking clothes.  He seems weak and looks a little pale, but he seems to have a lot more color and energy than yesterday.  We left by 7am with a high goal of [...]

 Mi = 0Springvale, MN – Springvale, MN    Poor Matthew!  He woke up really sick today!  Problems coming out both ends.  We think it was food poisoning.  After much deliberation, we decided to stay another night here in Springvale, MN.  The people here were so understanding; they didn’t even charge us for a second night. [...]

Royalton, MN – Springvale, MN Mi = 72 Another rainy day but we had to push on.  No definitive thunderstorms.  Although, a few hours into cycling, we got caught in a quick storm.  Luckily, we were near a town when it hit and were able to use a convenience store for an umbrella.  After that break, we [...]

When you are bicycling every day for at least 6 – 7 hrs each day, you spend a lot of time in the sun. Depending on what you wear, you get strange tan lines. Check out these embarrassing marks: Can you guess whose hand is whose? Scroll down     scroll down       [...]

Miles = ZERO Woke to the music of thunderstorms.  Checked the weather–thunderstorms all day, winds SE (against us) at up to 60 mph in some parts and chance of hail.  We certainly weren’t bicycling.  God wanted us to have a rest day.  When the 1st storm cleared, we finished our junk food and Jonathan’s 1st [...]

Mi = 74 Parkers Prairie, MN – Royalton, MN Barb cooked eggs (over the way we like them), maple sausage, oatmeal sweetened to our individual taste, and fresh Jersey blueberries for breakfast.  Luxury! To the Olympic torch tune, we ceremoniously transferred the 45lbs of gear from our bicycles to the support vehicle.  Then, we released [...]

Mi  = 55 Pelican Rapids, MN – Parkers Prairie, MN Jo had to go to work this morning, so Larry was our host.  Woke up to the smell of a warm breakfast.  We are seriously getting spoiled!   He even sent Jo’s home-baked cookies and banana bread with us.  Guess what we had for lunch?!?!?!?   :)   Last [...]

Mi = 60 Fargo, ND – Pelican Rapids, MINNESOTA Matt at 7:30am–St. Anthony’s Parish with Don and Dorothy Jordan. Super large home-cooked breakfast, too! Talked for quite a bit, enjoying the company and procrastinating the inevitable late start on the bicycles. Took off, left ND within a few miles and entered Minnesota. A few miles [...]

Eliot just wanted to say how proud he is of you guys. We tell him about what you guys are doing everyday during our good night time (when we tell him about all the people who love him).

Miles = 92 Cooperstown, ND  – Fargo, ND Last day in ND.  Gusts of wind up to 40mph going NW to SE.  It was a love-hate relationship with the wind.  For the most part today, we were headed slightly SE, so the wind helped us.  However, sometimes we had to go a few miles directly [...]