Not Quite The End Of The Road!

This may be the end of this leg of this ride

but it is not quite the end of the road

for I Care I Cure I Cycle!

More details later in the blog!

We just have a few more New Orleans photos

to share before moving on!

No stop in New Orleans is complete without

beignets at Cafe du Monde!  No crowd this

chilly early morning. That's a first!

The wind was whipping through the French Quarter,

Glenn's estimate was 15 MPH :)

A  visit to the Mighty Mississippi River 

was a necessity.  We started at this point last

year when we headed East to the Atlantic Ocean

and we end here this year!

You know that I have been totally honest here about

the challenges of this ride.  From 8 flat tires, to difficult

terrain, to sketchy towns and accommodations, to

desolate countryside.   There were times when Glenn's

head was giving up even though his legs were not 

giving out but we kept going!   I knew that we would

both regret giving up....so we took it one day at a time

and were triumphant and are glad that we persevered.

One of the things that kept us going along this route

was the opportunity to visit with dear old friends

(not age but length of friendship)!  Laurie Johnson Myer

wins the prize in this category since she and I were

childhood friends in Lakewood, New Jersey,  She

lives in Lotte,  Alabama and rode a segment of the ride

with Glenn last year and met us for lunch on our way 

home to Atlanta this year!  Thanks, Laurie!

The Rockin' Rider!

Thanks so much to those of you who

shared your bike signs with us! 

Honorable Mentions Go To:

Marc Chester for this one taken on

his bike at the Jersey Shore!

Fred Salmons for this sign that 

could not have been more perfect for

moments we had on this ride!

To Sam Thurston for this great

sign in Asheville, NC

The Winner has to be Fredi Pearlmutter, 

who has been sending me bike signs from

Australia and New Zealand for the last

few weeks.  All the signs below are from her.

 Fredi, your tee shirt will be waiting for you at home!

We just booked our flights to be at the 

10th Annual I Care I Cure I Run 5K and Family Fun Day!

Why not join us?!?!

We'll be Team We Are Family!

Sunday, February 12, 2017

8:00 AM start

At Nova Southeastern University

Davie, Florida

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

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 Just in case you think that bicycles are only

Glenn's focus when we are on the rides, I thought 

I would share some of the art work that graces

our office at home.  It is amazing how many

websites exist just to please the bicyclist!

Thanks to all who have contributed to

this amazing collection!

Now back to our reentry into life 

off the road and in Atlanta!  Above,

the sun sets on our way home from

New Orleans, the bike resting from 

the long journey while Glenn drove

since I had done my share of driving

more than 1500 miles in 3 weeks.

This beautiful sunrise greeted us on our first 

morning waking up in our own bed!   

First thing on the agenda the first day home was 

to clean up the bike....and the car! Both had layers 

of dust and dirt which took elbow grease to remove!

This was Sunday morning....

Now the trusty bike gets a rest as Glenn 

had decided to take a few days off.  

That didn't last too long.

He was back on the bike on Wednesday to ride to work!

Just a quick update on the condition of the

SAG vehicle....After the local Buick dealer

service staff had the car for a week, it seems

that all of the little annoying problems have been

fixed!   It will live to SAG another day!

We hope that you enjoyed a wonderful 

Thanksgiving with family and friends!

You can see above that we had a special

family day after our long journey!

We are so very grateful for all of your donations,
support and encouragement!  We are pleased
to announce that the total raised for I Care I Cure
as of today is $8800.  If you would still like to
make a donation, we would be thrilled to add to this
total and continue to strive toward our $10,000 goal.
We hope to help make it possible for any child who
suffers from cancer to have treatment that is less
toxic, gentler and more humane!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Our next route!

It is amazing that we are ready to talk about the next ride,

possibly our last.   It seems that the weather in the 

desert and the availability of our family might dictate the 

time frame.  We will keep you posted but it seems 

most likely that we will plan for the end of December 2017.

The ride will begin in Phoenix, head to San Diego and 

finish up at the Santa Monica Pier, a 500 mile ride.  This will 

complete Glenn's bicycle journey around the entire 

perimeter of the USA, more than 10,000 miles.  

Hoping for a big celebration at the end!  

   

You will hear from us occasionally through 

the year with news and updates but for now....