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It's Christmas Time!

Well it's that time of the year again when gifts are given and a hearty feast is held in honor of the special holiday. Although the normal snow on the ground has been replaced with sand, the I4k still honors the Christmas spirit by celebrating Christmas in July.Last night some of the team huddled around mugs of hot cocoa, while our morning's normal routine was supplemented by traditional carols sung by Steve and Jaime. Throughout our ride today (a light 58 miles) some riders scrambled to find last minute gifts while others thought of interesting ways to wrap the ones they found. At one of our rest stops along our route, a forward thinking rider nabbed a small evergreen plant to use as our Christmas tree. Now the team is eagerly awaiting dinner so that the celebration can begin. To all of our followers back home, Merry Christmas (in July)!