Anne's Great Bicycle Adventure for Cancer

[withm]

How did I miss this post earlier? A friend of mine is on that trip, and a friend of hers is sending out periodic updates on their progress. I just read the whole blog and have a new appreciation for climbing, winds, and long rides.

Gee I thought I had a hard ride today - 31 miles in 20-25mph winds (mostly headwinds of course) but this pales in comparison to what these women are doing. Amazing!

[AnnieBikes]

I am on the Southern Tier Trip with 28 other women over the age of 50 and we have two 70 year olds on the trip with us. Check out my blog. We are having a wonderful trip. There have been some very difficult days on this trip but we are doing well. See the post for April 7th. It was freezing. And in Arizona a few weeks earlier it was 110 degrees. We have seen it all and will have an experience that will last a lifetime. Start saving now for this incredible trip. I will never regret the two months I am taking from my life for this trip.

Yes, there are hard days, but the people we have met, the random people who have donated to my cause, and the scenery are unbelievable. It is just a great time.

Check out my website for pictures and blog entries for the entire route. Go to Archives and click on each day to get the different days of the ride.

http://www.grahamcam.com/annesbicyclejournal

Thank you for following my trip.

[divingbiker]

I've been following your blog, Anne, and am living vicariously through you. I'm so impressed with what you and the other women are doing. I'd love to do a ride like this--I'd probably do the northern route, since I'm not a huge fan of the desert--but am afraid I must wait until I retire, which isn't for several years.

I hope the wind is at your back for the rest of the trip.

[MINIskirt]

Wow!! That's amazing! I'd love to do something like that some day! Good for you!!

[AnnieBikes]

Well, here I am in High Springs, FL, two days away from St. Augustine and I am amazed at what I have done in the past 56 days. We are all ready to be home with loved ones but savor each day. Today we had a wonderful picnic and swim in the springs at Ichetucknee Springs State Park near High Springs, FL. What a joy that was in the heat today!

On Thursday, we will have a police escort the last five miles of the ride and our two seventy year old riders will lead the group over the Bridge of Lions and to Anastasia State Park where we will dip our front wheels in the Atlantic Ocean. I can't wait. I am sure that it will be a very emotional moment for each and every one of us. It has been such a wonderful experience. I highly recommend doing this trip with a group of women since they are all in it like you are, are all very supportive, and are going through all the same things that you are!

Thanks for all the kind words. I have really loved this trip and don't know when I will ever have this experience again.

[jobob]

Wow. That's wonderful, Annie.

[AnnieBikes]

Hi all,

My Southern Tier fund-raising ride last March-April-May was so successful ($51,236.58) that I am going to do another one. This year I am going to ride the Underground Railroad Route from Mobile, AL to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, about 2000 miles starting in May. My website is the same

http://www.grahamcam.com/annesbicyclejournal

It is not quite completely updated yet. My son is working on the banner pictures and the name of the ride! It all takes time with a new baby in the house for him.

Anyway, I am spinning now since it has been really cold. I got in alot of outdoor rides right after Christmas but now it is cold, windy and either rainy, sleety, or otherwise unrideable. I guess that is the case in lots of parts of the country.

I appreciate all the great suggestions I got from various people last year and all the wonderful support for my causes. I will again be riding for the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. They are fantastic.

Ride, Annie, Ride!!