Anne's Great Bicycle Adventure for Cancer

[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!!

[AnnieBikes]

Well, three weeks from today I will be leaving for Mobile, AL and starting my Underground RR Ride. I have had several articles written in the various publications so that was exciting.

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tr...4-15-0024.html

Now the group I am riding for...Wellmont Hospice House is trying to get me on TV! I did that last year and it was fun.

Check out my updated website. http://www.grahamcam.com/annesbicyclejournal

[divingbiker]

Anne, I'm looking forward to following you on your next adventure. I checked your blog every day last year, and you've inspired me to do the Womantours XC trip when I retire. (I did my century last year with Bobbie--I hope I remember her name correctly--who did the Southern Tier with you.)

Have a fun, safe trip!

[withm]

and on a related note I was supposed to be riding with Bobbie tomorrow at the Ocean to Bay ride. Only problem is that she made it back from Bike Florida, but her bike was delayed and she's bikeless right now. I offered her one of mine, but they are all way too big for her.

[Trek420]

Go Anne, go. keep us posted. I'd love to do that entire route and be able to.

[AnnieBikes]

Trek 420, you CAN do it. It is NOT about the bike...it is about believing that you can make it and you will. I truly believe that you can do anything that you set out to do if you have a positive attitude. After I got home from my cross country ride, I was so surprised to get quite a few calls to speak to different groups. Me? Public speaking? I actually ended up speaking 12 times to various size groups, from 15 to 400!! I never thought I could do that! I ended nearly every one of my talks with these points:

1. My journey started at my house, with a bike ride for eight miles. I was not sure I would get back home!

2. Remember the power of a POSITIVE attitude. A negative attitude gets you NO WHERE.

3. No REGRETS--don't ever pass up the opportunity to do something you want to do, because you might never get another chance (make it happen to ride across the country)

4. Take a chance--dream fulfillment starts with a decision and you have to make the dream happen.

5. Thank your supporters.

[divingbiker]

Have a great trip, Anne, and be safe. I'll be reading your blog and wishing I were with you on the trip!

[redrhodie]

Anne, I've been reading your journal from last year's cross country ride. You're so inspiring. I hope you have a wonderful trip! Happy tailwinds, and no flats to you!