As I sit here in the hotel room in Del Rio and watch Lois as she recovers from her recent surgery, I can't help but think of how grateful we should all be to our two heroes, Mike Brown and Adolf Lex! These big hearted volunteer bikers have not missed a day or a mile of riding across the country for Sammyrides. They have battled the hills, the heat, the cactus plants, the headwinds, the lousy surfaced bike paths and the Texas traffic. And, after long and hard days of biking, they still managed to meet and greet the local good people of the small towns along the Southern Tier of the great state of Texas. Both have inspired everyone who comes to the meet and greet pot luck suppers to participate in fighting pediatric cancer. Much like our former marine, John Bear, they got tough when the going got hard.
A few moments ago, I received a telephone call from John Bear. As you all know, John is the fourth rider. He has recently been recovering from serious back surgery which was caused by exposure to agent orange while he was serving as a marine in VietNam. John assured me that he will arrive in Austin, Texas, on March 29th, to bike across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida with the rest of us. As things stand now, I will also join the group on the 29th and thus, the four of us will be crossing the finish line in Sun City Center on April 30th.
From our little room in a little hotel in little Del Rio in the huge state of Texas, Lois and I send our love to everyone.
Mike
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