Day 19, January 23, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
236 KMS/146 MILES from Bogalusa, Louisiana through Mississippi to Dauphin
Island, Alabama
Cumulative
distance for trip: 4066 kms/2523 miles over 19 days
Total
altitude climbed today [i.e. total climbs not including downhills]:
5,520 feet [mainly small gradual hills]
Calories
expended during ride:JEFF 7154/KEVIN 6178
Weather:
Southeast headwinds the entire day BUT it went from cloudy and wet in
the am to sunny and near 80 degrees by the Gulf Coast
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 23th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin, Jamie and Freddy's comments for the day
Pictures of Jeff and Lance! (Day 13)
Photos
Starting the
day with Advil; a best friend for 24 days and 3,200 miles!!
Pumping hard against the wind; legs legs legs from the view of the RV!!
Stopping for
a lunch break; the RV support team rules!
Hitting the
Gulf Coast and having fun!!
Getting to
the Gulf Coast; we rode along this to our final designation for the next
60 miles.
Brooklyn,
we saw a really cool Shetland pony today!!!
This $100
bill was given to me by a lady at the side of the rode near Bogalusa,
Louisiana as we rode past. It was a busy road, we all had both hands on
the handlebars, and as we passed by I quickly grabbed towards her outreached
hand, and put it in my back pocket. It was not until later I realized
her donation was a $100 bill!! To that person, THANK YOU!! I hope you
are reading this website. We wish we had been able to stop and introduce
ourselves. Thank you for your donation.
..Today's
weather
..C2C
shirts!
..Jeff's
radio interview
..Kevin's
video
..Kevin,
Jeff, Kenn
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DON'T QUIT by Jill Wolf
Special
Thanks
Holiday Inn in Opelousas Louisiana
for giving us one complementary room Jan 20th. Jennifer Moen General Manager
of AmeriSuites in North Central Austin for free rooms the night
of the 17th.
Outback
Steakhouse Marty Bryan Proprietor - gave our team a great free steak
and seafood meal!!! (Jan
16th)
AmericiHost Inn & Suites in San Macos - discounted
rooms (Jan. 16)
Budget Inn in Kerrville - discounted rooms
(Jan. 15)
La Quinta in Del Rio - discounted rooms (Jan.
14)
We'd like to thank the Holiday Inn in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 10th ride.
We'd like to thank the Super 8 in Silver City, New Mexico who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 9th ride.
We'd like to thank the Best Western in Arizona, as well as in Texas, who graciously gave us free accomodations after out rides.
Some of the cool support things that are happening along the ride.
Many local
newspaper stories along the way.
2. A camera crew from the TV program "Ride Guide" on Outdoor Life Network
with us for both events. They will be making a TV segment on our two events.
3. Providing daily updates on the website including outline of what we
did and digital pictures along the way.
4. Most important we will be highlighting on our support vehicles and
on our website the person we are riding for during that day.