Feel great about starting in DAYTONA, FL @ MARY PAT’S & ending in CROTON ON HUDSON @ JANE & JOHN’S. I added the 500 m we did last yr to 1,700 m & feel like we biked to Bar Harbor, ME. The most impressive thing about the ride is all the nice people we met & how clean every motel room was-no matter the cost. How I’ve changed from Cross Country in 2002-important to complete each day as fast as possible-no time for people or pictures. Now I’m always looking for Kodak moments for TIGER & SPARKY & interested in meeting people. Big TEXAS THANK YOU to all the courteous car & TRUCK drivers and special THANKS TO:

MARY PAT (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) gave us her room, garage for our car, food, golf, picked us up at AMTrak, let me stay up late & watch tv

ANDREWS, SC-best little town-$25 golf & wonderful Thai food

FRAN (VIRGINIA BEACH, VA) drove to Williamsburg to take us to lunch

Cousin CINDY (ANNANDALE, VA) drove to Alexandria, VA for dinner & took us to her mom’s house to visit more relatives

DWAYNE (Washington DC) stops to help w/directions & prays for us

BOB & TALI + SUSAN (BETHESDA, MD) Susan took time to help us & called brother who agreed to take in 2 strangers for the night on Mother’s Day & feed them

BILLY (PIKESVILLE, MD) hurt & can’t bike to motel. Calls a cab & lets us leave bikes @ Budget Rent a Car for 2 nights

RANDY & TERRY (BOWMANSVILLE, PA) broke bike chain-have no idea what we would have done. TERRY takes UT to bike store & RANDY put chain back on bike

JANE & JOHN (CROTON ON HUDSON, NY) taking 4 days to show us what a wonderful place CROTON is-what a wonderful way to END!!!