First of all, I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support throughout this entire adventure and especially yesterday as we completed our long day into John Day. The Turtles were in rare form yesterday and we stuck together the whole day as we made the long journey. We were held up in Dayville for over an hour as we waited on a thunderstorm to move through the valley. We passed the time by putting our feet up against the wall to rest our legs and we swapped favorite movie lines.
When we finally got the ok from Mike Monk to move on, we still had 32 miles to go but now our legs were abit stiff from the long rest. We kept rolling at about 12-14 mph and then we decided to take a short break at 100 miles to celebrate the century. That's when we saw the ginormous black cloud coming over the mountain. Now we were off to the races to beat the thunderstorm into town. We did the last 17 miles at an average speed of of 23 mph! Just as we made our left turn into the hotel there was a huge lightning strike just in front of us on Main St.! We made just in the knick of time. Go team Turtle!
Today on paper was an easier ride but we were not fully recovered from yesterday. It was only 80 miles with around 4,600 ft of climbing. There were three big climbs and then about 30 miles of downhills with a few small bumps. Everyone is so tired that today was a test of courage as well. We are all starting to fantasize about our day off on Tuesday.
We rode through a canyon yesterday that was so beautiful I cried as I rode through, I was so grateful and so in awe. Today we went through a beautiful river valley with the river running right by the road.
I miss you all and keep those prayers coming! I feel your love with me. Thanks!
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