Going The Distance

Tuesday's ride was just another 'ride through the countryside', 102 miles through backcountry roads from one town in southern Georgia to another in northern Florida. The terrain was virtually flat, evidenced by our GPS that showed the elevation above sea level hovering somewhere between 27' and 110' all day long. As we left Patterson, GA this morning, the town newspaper reporter came over, snapped our picture and promised us it would show up next week Wednesday in their weekly publication. Check http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/ for more info. From L to R: Doug (Florida), Ben (N.C.), Ed (Michigan), Gordon and Dan (both from Texas), Jon, Jeff, and Rollie (all from N.C.). Rollie is our SAG driver.

The scariest moment of all came when one of the many ubiquitous logging trucks simultaneously met up with yet another ubiquitous logging truck going in the opposite direction and caught us like dead ducks on the side of the narrow two lane road with very little shoulder. For the vast majority of time, drivers have been courteous and gracious but today's incident almost forced us off the road and reminds us that your continual prayers are effective and totally necessary.
Tomorrow we head to Bunnell, Fl near Palm Coast, another 112 miles. We're feeling the effects of all the many miles but we're also determined to finish what we started. Thank you for staying with us. We couldn't do this without any of you. It takes teamwork, in the same way that it takes teamwork to get God's Word to the Bibleless peoples of this world. Thanks for being part of the team.