Back in the drivers seat

Adam and John reached Cremona today, with a few other riders...Jeff, Ingrid and Eli Janssen Schellenberg, Byron Thiessen, and Michael Harms. It was a shorter and slower day for them...only 84 kms as opposed to the crazy 161 kms they have done in past days. Rod Reynar and Michael Harms also handed in their keys to the support driving van, and tomorrow I am back in the drivers seat, following behind, supporting as best I can. I'm looking forward to it. Their morning faces and grunts and groans, their kind of happier faces as we pass them treats on the way, their almost ok faces at lunch, and their beaming and happy faces at the end of a long biking day. We are so proud of their determination and commitment. Only 3 more biking days until the bike-a-thon in Coaldale with Cindy Klassen, Olympic gold medalist! Should be fun!

Tomorrow Adam and John ride from Cremona to Menno Simons Christian School in southwest Calgary. They hope to arrive there just prior to the end of the school day, to greet students and get them excited for Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, some MCCA staff, Adam and John, will be participating in a chapel at Menno, talking about Cycle South, and watching a 30 minute video called "Living with Slim". It is a documentary that highlights the lives of seven children/youth in Africa who are all HIV+. It is a gripping documentary, and will hopefully give the students an idea of why this Cycle South initiative is so important. And then after chapel, we don our helmets (yes, I'm riding too...and I'm pretty sure I will collapse half way through) and off we go on a 40km ride through Calgary, on a bike path that follows the river most of the way, and ends at Lake Sikome with a weiner roast. After that, Adam and John will continue on their way for another few hours until they reach Claresholm.

All for now.