This morning was one of the roughest mornings I had ever had and was so hard to wake up. After such a grueling and physically demanding ride from yesterday I was sore all over and didn’t want to move from my bed. I was sore in my legs, butt, back, neck, and everywhere else on my body!! But as we were awaken, the Brink family was carrying in sausage, bacon, and French toast for our breakfast so that gave me a little motivation to get up and move. After breakfast we had a 75 mile ride to Richland, WA. This is where the true struggle began when I tried to get on my bike. Every part of my body was telling me no but I knew everyone else was feeling the same pain so we all pushed through it together. With head winds, tons of rolling hills, and sore muscles the ride was a pretty tough one. But we all finished on time and this was our first full ride where we didn’t have to rack our bikes. This gave tons of excitement to the team. And the first thing we noticed as we rolled into Richland was that there was a river going right beside the local community center that we were staying the night in. So naturally after a hot day on the bike a few of us jumped in to cool down. The current was strong and the water was freezing cold but it was a great decision and made us all feel refreshed. Then we all unpacked the vans and set up in the community center which was really nice! Then we went to a friendship visit at the local arc. When we got there they had a line of people waiting and cheering for us as we walked in. It was amazing and really cool to see so many people so excited to see us. We went through the line introducing ourselves and shaking everyone’s hands and then going inside and eating a taco dinner, which was delicious!! Then we played bingo which sadly no body from my table won but we all had a great time!! Then we ended the night by going to lodging and watching a movie!!
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