It's 9 p.m. and we are less than 12 hours away from starting out.
Stopped at Molly's House in Stuart this morning and had a great talk with Louise Murtaugh, who hired us for her golf tournament two years ago. Molly's House is similar to the Ronald McDonald homes around the country -- when parents need a place to stay while their children are undergoing medical treatments, they have one. Louise has always offered us a room whenever we are in the area and we so appreciate the offer.
From Stuart, we met Michelle, Roy's neice, in Melbourne for lunch and we talked and swapped stories about her uncle for a couple of hours. She also gave us a huge bag of goodies to eat and snack on during the trip. Thank you Michelle.
And now, after a 3 hour drive, we are ready to wrap things up for the evening with an early morning start. Diane has all of her stuff in our van ready to go.
We might have a send off party in the morning with a couple of riders from the area joining us on the ride to Georgia, about 20 miles. But we will see when we get up in the morning.
So, after almost a year of talking about doing a long distance ride, here we are.
We've raised close to $5,000 so far which is what I am most proud of, including a donation today from Pennsylvania.
Keep posted-- pictures coming tomorrow.
It was great to be able to ride with you today. Good luck and God's speed on your journey.
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