During our time together, we celebrated:
Hani’s wedding
Michele’s birthday
Mary and Matt’s anniversary
Sally and Joel’s anniversary  AND
Tom’s anniversary

Matt & Mary share an anniversary hug during one of the quick transitions -  once Karen and Grant joined the group on Monday night, Matt and Mary were on opposite shifts…

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The time station in Effingham was at the High School where the locker rooms were open 24 hours for teams to shower — The RV had jumped ahead and was in the parking lot along with lots of other support vehicles.   So Grant, Mary, Anne, John, Sally & Joel took advantage of the facilities.  […]

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At the mega truck stop in Missouri - Raf and Michele, with John and Matt (pumping tires) await the van with Mary, Grant, Joel, and cycling Sally.

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Friday, June 20 - 5:30 pm - at the Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis

TEAM H4:  Sally, Michele, John, Joel, Raf, Karen, & Anne
Dinner of smothered chicken, mashed red potatoes and gravy, salad, and buns with sweet tea and lemonade sure tasted good after a full day of disassembling bikes and packing all our gear. […]

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Looking to my left  -  Matt driving, with the all-important coffee!

In the navigator seat  -  with a bed tray on my lap holding:
the computer with the navigation maps (we just left Marthasville, MO)
the route book - (the RAAM Bible which detailed every turn and crossroad)
the walkie-talkie - to be able to communicate the turns to […]

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Many of you asked if we saw the floods in the midwest…  There were several  night shifts where we (Raf, Michele, Matt & Karen) could see the moon reflecting off the water on the sides of the roads, and here is a similar area that we passed through during the day.  Just a ways down […]

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Can’t begin to express how much we appreciate all of the support, good wishes, prayers, and thoughts of tailwinds from each and every one of you.  It’s very comforting for crew and riders alike to know that you are all back home rooting for us.  Thanks a million!

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Friday, June 20 - ALLLLLLL DAY LONG!
Thank goodness we finished when we did. Only our sense of humor has seen us through the mammoth packing and logistical tasks of:
RV - move out, clean up, return.

Moby (the minivan) - multiple shift bins, light bars, bike racks, sound system all had to be dismantled […]

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Sorry about the dirth of posts. Guess we were all too focused on flying to the finish line…
Actually once you are on the road, the 24/7 shift rotation, sleep-deprivation, and intermittent internet access made it really hard to keep you in the loop. Next time (ha, ha!) we know that we need a […]

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0617-#2 Monday – 0730 RaceTime (soon to be actual time as we cross into EDT)
RV gurus Anne and John fill up with gas - quick RV showers and gas station pit stops, and the RV drove to TS35 while those coming off shift sleep. Upon arrival at Greenville, IL and more gas for […]

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