Eureka, Kansas (hot hot hot)

Date: 7/13/06
Mileage: 130

Funds Raised:

$10,585.62 for Kupenda
+$15.00 thanks to Jon Shank (bought a T-Shirt)
+$15.00 thanks to Kirk Butler (bought a T-Shirt)
+$15.00 thanks to Kim Welch (bought a T-Shirt)
+$25.00 thanks to Kim Welch
$20,000 is the goal for Kupenda. That is the amount needed to build a boarding facility so that 30+ children, who have disabilities, will get to go to school!!! It is a chance to really make a difference in a lot of people's lives!!!

$8,235.00 for ADA
Battling diabetes is something that is close to our hearts since Adam has Type I Diabetes. AFC's mission at it's core is to raise awareness, show other diabetics that anything is possible, and to do anything to combat diabetes!

Today was definately one of our hardest rides yet! The last time we did 130 miles it was 70 degrees outside. This time the high for the day was 100, it was extremely humid, and the wind was not in our favor. It made for a long day of biking!

We met a stray dog that we named BoBo. There was some discussion of taking him with us. But in the end there just was no room for him in AFCMobile :( So we gave hime some peanut butter, banana, and water and we said our good byes.

(BoBo and I were just tired :)

(Sugar loves dogs!)

(Chicken checking out the fixie)

We had figured that we would only have 115miles for the day when we left Hutchison and started out for Eureka, but we got a little lost and accidentially added some miles. When we finally got to Eureka we slept in the local state park. Since it was a beautiful night without a cloud in the sky we figured it was a great idea! We didn't pitch our tent. We just slept on our sleeping bags ontop of the picnic tables. There was an awning over our heads so we felt safe just in case a storm came through.

Oh man did a storm come through!! At 2:00 am there was lightning, thunder, tornado like winds, and rain everywhere. The winds blew the water under the awning so that most of us were soaking wet. I thought I was in a war zone. So... After a super hard day of biking we got very little sleep and we have 85+ miles tomorrow. Oh well :) This trip isn't supposed to be easy!

-Pattt