"Go forth and set the world on fire."

St. Ignatius Loyola

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

East!

So we're headed east into Duluth and so excited as its the one time when we are sure to have an easy ride thanks to that wonderful little word: tailwind. But did the wind blow in the prevailing direction of west-to-east today? Of course not. Headwind. All day.

I would get angry, but I know John P. already gets mad enough for the rest of us. John gets personally mad at these acts of nature--which makes for some funny comments. Kudos, J-Muff.

I left out yesterday details about our scavenger hunt, which Christopher formulated in the hopes of breaking up the day. I however was not group photographer, so I'll direct everyone to Craig's blog for better updates/info on that topic. I will however include the one photo I was in that day (see below).

Also, Craig's blog was more detailed in describing the costume contest which took place a week ago. I do however have a small photo of everyone's costume. And I will add that Craig's blog did not emphasize enough how arbitrary the judging was. Allow me: the judging was lame, IAN. For someone who has something witty (and often critical) to say about everything, your M.C.-ing job stunk.

For the most part nothing big has gone down since yesterday. Craig predicted that as soon as we crossed the Mississippi, stuff would start to go down. We've all kept it together though. Well, I would probably be the one exception as I opened a can of whoopass on someone for poor work ethic the other day. It seems to have made a difference though. Shazaam.

Last, I will mention something Anson brought up at presentation the other night. No one from our group has ridden in the van yet. It's been nearly 1800 miles and not one person has rode in the van. Apparently the administration didn't believe our leaders when they told them this was so. And no other bike and build trip has ever made it this far without it happening. It just goes to verify: this is one awesome group of people.

"The Perfect Fusion", "Dolly Parton", "Rider and Camelbak" and "Jasmine"
Two of the scavenger items: "person with a shawl" and "imitating a statue." Killing two birds with one stone!

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