Day 41: Arlington, VA

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My apologies for the quantity and confusion - I thought it better to get it all out there.

And now for the news... We made it to Arlington, VA! We've had a few days off so far to let the legs rest and minds recuperate...

Day 32 was Marshfield. We stayed at YET another city pool, and rocked the local Chinesefood All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet. A truck almost ran over Johnny's head on the way there - his gears gave out climbing a hill and he almost fell into the other lane. Very uncool. We slept in a horse pavilion. We knew this because there were a lot of flies. I slept in the area designated for ponies I think.

We spent Day 33 in Ash Grove, MO at the city park. Another pool, but we didn't rock this one as hard. I think we were tired. We caught a lot of rays and made a GIANT BBQ dinner including but not limited to chicken, corn and Boston Creme Cake. Johnny and Daveyray were kept awake the better part of the night by a barking dog and wild parties thrown by the local youth. The funny part was that Jonathan and I didn't hear a thing.

Day 34 was Pittsburg, KS. It was a BIG relief to see some flat stretches of land after the Ozarks. We stopped at Cooky's to get some lunch and eat some pie. The pie was very good. We ate a lot of pie. The bike shop was also really cool, and agreed to hang onto our bikes while we goofed off in the DC metro area. Bike Adventures in Pittsburg if you ever cross the country on one of the contraptions. Ask for Joe.

My friend Ed came and picked us up in Pittsburg. We treated him to Chicken Annie's Chicken Annex, family style. It was a little scary watching us eat.

Day 35-38 was Tulsa, where the Banas family spoiled us rotten and caused us to secretly agree to stop the bike trip and stay at their house forever. Just kidding. Thanks to the Banas family for treating us like KINGS for four days!

Day 38-41 we've been in Falls Church/Arlington, VA. Lots of wedding stuff for our friend Reade, trying to acclimate to the hustle and bustle going on around us. I love my friends, but I gotta say I miss the peace and quiet and simplicity of being on the bike. I was surprised how much I missed it actually. In an hour I need to put on a tuxedo which will be the most clothing I've worn in an entire month. Not looking forward to it.

Day 42 (tomorrow) - Back to Pittsburg, and then Monday it's back to the road!

Just a note: we've been reading the comments on the web site, and enjoying them IMMENSELY! Thanks again for the encouragement, the cajoling, the emails, the laughs and thoughts. They are great, we read them every chance we get and talk about them amongst ourselves. We feel more supported and loved than we ever thought we would, and it's all thanks to YOU!

Also coming soon... A Day in the Life...