After an arduous day yesterday, we had an easy 50 miles into Grand Island, Nebraska today!
We arrived into Grand Island in the early afternoon and prepared for our arrival into the city. We had a police escort to the Holiday Inn where we were warmly welcomed by many supporters of the Journey of Hope. In addition to the many supporters, we were also greeted with a proclamation from the Mayor proclaiming today as “Push America Day” in the city of Grand Island. We also had the chance to meet 3 of the most loyal supporters of the Journey of Hope; Andrea, Sue, Tammy. They have been supporting the ride for around 20 years and every year they take care of everything for the entire 2 days!
Our time in Grand Island came with a few surprises, the first of which was that we would be staying in the Holiday Inn for the next 2 days!. In addition we also had ice cold slushes from Sonic waiting for us the moment that we arrived. At this point, I already knew that this was going to be an unbelievable 2 days.
After showering, we made our way to Tammy’s house for steaks, video games, and trampoline jumping. The afternoon was spent getting to know the 3 women who have made the Grand Island visit the most legendary on JOH. They told us about their children who have disabilities and the amazing way that our efforts have touched their lives.
After spending a couple of hours at Tammy’s house we went to the hospital to visit one of Sue’s foster daughters Milly. Milly was 14 months old and extremely cute! She was in the hospital because she had a bacterial infection which needed severe medical treatment. We gave her some balloons and a card and said our goodbyes so that we could make our way to dinner and dancing with local residents.
The dinner and dancing was at the local Elks club and was the perfect ending to another great night on the trip. Afterwards, we made our way back to the Holiday Inn to relax for the rest of the evening.
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