Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
Today we rode into the area of Wisconsin that Sarah T. is from. Therefore, we dedicated the ride to her mom, Colleen, who is a survivor of colon cancer.
Today is broken into chunks in my mind. The first 20 miles were smooth sailing, and the first rest stop was at a radio station. Sarah and Maren went in, told them what they were doing, and ended up getting interviewed. They’ll be on 104.5 tomorrow! The second 20 were rainy, windy, and foggy. Lunch was really cool because we pulled off into a parking lot of a farm called Busy Barns Adventure Farm, and they invited us in. They let us eat in the barn that they host wedding receptions in and showed us around the property. They have a petting zoo, obstacle course, and a big slide we all went down. Lucky for them we’re entertained by the same things 7 year olds are. The last 20 miles were a breeze, and we were all into the stay over by 3:30.
Sarah T.’s mom came and did a portrait with us. She shared how it was important to her that her kids didn’t realize how sick she was. She worked very hard to keep life as normal as possible, even throughout her chemotherapy treatment. She stressed the importance of going to the doctor any time anything isn’t normal, and encouraged us to remember that every day is precious. It meant a lot to hear from the mother of one of our riders, and we are extremely thankful that she was willing to share her story with us.
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