Saturday, June 25th, 2016
Day 28: Wisconsin Dells to Lacrosse
This morning we dedicated our ride to one of Lindsey’s field hockey coaches, Coach Carter. She is a survivor for 8 years now of ovarian cancer.
We left an hour earlier than normal and rode 90 miles into Lacrosse on the Elroy Sparta Trail. It was a beautiful, flat ride. We bypassed many of the hills, a lucky thing on a hot day like today. There were three tunnels that we had to walk our bike though. The last was 3/4 of a mile long, very dark and very damp. It was nice and cool inside which was a nice change of pace.
At our lunch stop we talked to a nice family that was having lunch and playing at the park. When we arrived at the church we learned that they had made note of where we were staying and dropped off popcorn and Swedish fish for us. So thoughtful and kind!
We are staying at First Presbyterian Church. Chris, a member of the church and triathlon training partner of the pastor’s, opened his lake house to us for dinner and swimming. We really enjoyed hanging out in their pool and hot tub as well as the burgers, hotdogs, and ice cream sundaes they provided.
Still forever thankful for the generosity of strangers as well as my teammates that pass the long miles with laughter and lasting conversations.
DR