Sunday, June 13
The day started with the usual early arousal, but with the added experience of our cameo at the Kankakee Relay for Life. We had attended the event the night before, and with the number of people in attendance at the time it was no wonder that so many had stayed the entire night and joined us in our morning circle – our biggest yet.
After the rain the day before we were wary of the cloudy sky as we set off, and our fears were eventually founded as an enormous thunderstorm swept over us near mile 70 of our 90 mile day. Luckily a nearby resident allowed us to take shelter in her barn where we watched the high winds bend saplings and listened to the heavy rain pelt the tin roof over our heads. But our time huddled out of the storm allowed us to bond even further, and we were given the blessing of hearing the story of the time Natalie jumped out of her second story window.
Our day did not end with the thunderstorm, however. After waiting for about half an hour, we hit the roads once again with clear skies and soon came upon the historic route 66, upon which we rode for the last 20 miles of the day. And as with all long days, we had plenty of time to improve ourselves as cyclists, as many of us practiced riding hands free – I’m thinking synchronized bike dances are soon to follow…
-Adam Ammar
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