On our way to the land of the Wolverines! (Michigan)
To add to the excitement of the ride, we had one of the team member’s dad ride along with us on the way to Ann Arbor. Jim Rampton’s (Elon) dad wanted to make the journey to his home in Ann Arbor with us today on his bike. Unfortunately for Mr. Rampton, today was a tough day with a strong headwind for most of the ride. As such, a few of the groups were unable to make it all the way today due to a shortage of time. Two of the groups that were unable to make it all the way today were Mr. Rampton’s group and the sweeps, which I happened to be a part of today. Since we were crunched for time, we were racked up to our arrival point. We had our arrival at Probility which is a physical therapy center. At Probility, the riders were able to get 10 minute massages and enjoy a sponsored dinner from Qdoba. I wasn’t able to partake in the massages because the line was too long and we needed to get showered and ready for dinner at Jim Rampton’s home (Elon).
I left Probility and went to Jim’s house to shower and setup for dinner. Jim’s family was kind enough to sponsor the team and put us all up in their home for tonight. After showering, we made our way to our friendship visit at a Traumatic Brain Injury center. The center was very nice and even included a professional swimming pool for therapeutic purposes. After checking out the center, we went to dinner at a local community center where we had music, board games, and general conversation. It was especially fun, because the party was pirate themed. I wore my eye patch and played “Guess Who” with my friend Jennifer.
After our friendship visit was over, we made our way back to the Rampton’s for free time. I went out with the guys to walk around the town of Ann Arbor. While fall classes hadn’t begun, there were still a lot of people out and about. We all made our way back around 11 pm and got ready for our big day into a new state tomorrow!
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