Day 8: Windy Westfield
Today the team road 59.6 miles from Buffalo to Westfield, New York. It was a relatively easy day biking along side Lake Erie. A few hills later and the team made it to the lunch stop. Props to Lauren the van driver/soccer mom of the day for picking a rest stop right on the boardwalk. Nestled within a cute little pocket of shops was a bomb ice cream shop that refueled the team today after they rolled into lunch a little run down. Everyone was feeling a little exhausted today due to yesterday’s doozy but we pushed through! A few groups kept their moral high by dancing and attempting to ride with no hands on the handle bars. The groups also went to the beach to see the lighthouse along route. The guys group also saw a rollerblading man who past them going 22 mph on a downhill. They instantly found their new idol. After the ride a few soccer fans convinced the team to go watch the game (Manchester vs. Liverpool) at a sports bar. Later on the team watched Mamma Mia together!! We quickly learned who are and who are not the singers of the team hahaI would like to thank United Methodist Church for hosting our team today. We are living large tonight as almost half the team gets to sleep on a couch!! Also shoutout to our food dudette Sam for hooking us up with free food every night so far, you rock!Tomorrow we are off to Ohio! It’s been fun New York but onward we go.~Tailwinds~MandyDaily flat count: 2Song of the day: Mamma Mia soundtrackMemorable moment: The team riding an extra few miles to the lighthouse beach and being unanimously underwhelmed by the lighthouse but making jokes of how great it was anyways.