Finally getting around to it! I've been so dead tired, I just have been ignoring everything! There is a lot to cover. So do allow me to begin.The first day was glorious with some small hills and rolling through some nice areas. It was really nice. I did not enjoy riding in New York City because it was so stressful! We were stopped at every light and there were cars, people, and glass everywhere! It was insane. Nevertheless we biked into New Jersey over the George Washington bridge which was awesome! I loved that. Then we biked through Newark which I thought was kind of neat. One of the best things about riding is the people you meet. People are so interested and nice. As my ma would say, they are all my well wishers. So many people that we don't even know are asking for our website so they can keep track of us. Its cool to be picking up followers along the way. In addition we are getting donations on the spot from people which is so cool. At the end of day 1 we stayed at the Thakkar residence. Anish Thakkar was a founder of I4K and his parents let us stay with them every year! How nice of them to house 28 dirty riders! I really enjoyed chatting with them and their relatives who came to talk to us. I have a lot in common with the Thakkars and it was nice to get some homemade Indian food while on the ride. It turns out that Anish now lives about 5 minutes away from where my grandparents live in Mumbai. So cool to talk about India. Alright I'm half asleep so I'm gonna speed through this next part.Day 2 was hard, no doubt. There were some big climbs and it was a tough day because we are not used to the hills. However, we rolled through some super neat towns and another bridge that crosses Jersey to Pennsylvania. After we got through all of the hills we had a really nice roll into Phillidelphia We got to ride on this really nice trail that goes on forever. The people of Philly have it so nice! They have this amazing trail that they can ride on everyday and it is meant for bikes and can help avoid some of the city. It was pretty packed with people in the evening. Philly is a much busier city than I imagined it would be. When we were in Philly, I got to try a veggie Philly cheese steak which was pretty cool to try. It was an interesting taste. Unfortunately I was having trouble sleeping on the ground for the past few days but yesterday I just knocked out. It was so amazing and I was so much more rested for today. One thing I must mention about the East Coast is how different the people are. I mean when you go to the major cities, the people are so much more harsh. That's not a negative or a positive its just different. People in the East are so used to tough living it seems. They move at such a fast pace and everything they say to the way they act is so much tougher. I'm so used to us Midwesterners kicking it back and enjoying life.Finally we come to Day 3 which was long but shorter than the other days. We are getting faster it seems. Today I also rode with a faster group which was really hard but I picked up some important lessons on how to ride the hills and what gears to use. The last 20 miles were really hard because my legs were just exhausted at that point. However, it was a really beautiful ride. We rode through Amish country which was neat. I even got some fresh strawberries and got to meet some of the Amish people who were so nice. They had really old school accents which were interesting to hear in the middle of the United States. Anyway I'm almost asleep and I have to do laundry so here is the rest of what I have to mention.Cool things about the ride:Being able to see everything with your eyes, seeing wildlife (including turtles, gophers, deer, snakes etc), biking in areas that people ride through everyday which we ride through only once, seeing things you would sleep through in a car, getting to know people and doing something bigger than yourself. Alright off to crash still got a long few days ahead. I'll try and keep you posted, but I might just keep falling asleep, sorry about that.Thanks for your interest and Good Night!