SPOKIN' HOME - A YEAR OF ADVENTURE

We love to travel and especially to visit our family in Denver. Four years ago we had the crazy idea to ride our bikes home from Denver, approximately 1550 miles. Over a period of several months we told many people about our idea - the idea began to turn into a plan and before we knew it we had told enough people that we were going to do and couldn't turn back!

So over a period of four months we started seriously working towards doing this. There were some ups and downs and we certainly were not in the condition that we hoped to be by our start date. We started by doing biking on stationary bikes at the LifePlex in Plymouth, IN. We have had some good hours on the bike and were able to watch a few movies on their projection system while biking. It is great to have such a nice facility. I admit that watching Julie and Julia, instead of the 2008 Ironman is a little different workout, but it has been fun.

We had a great ride for 1,000 mile and then we had a little mishap. If you read through our blog Stick with our blog you can read more about that cycling experience and other adventure for that year.

Now we are four years down the road. Many good things have happened to our family during those years. On May 28, 2014 we will return to our last riding point, get on our bikes again and finish the last 500+ miles. Join us as we continue our adventure.




Thursday, June 3, 2010

Thanks!!!!!

I forgot to say a big thanks to - our kids for all the love, prayers, wishes, and support they have given us.   They (like others) are proud but worried about our safety.  Matt brought an emergency GPS locator yesterday.  They all decided it might be a good idea for us to have.  It is used more in the mountains and for skiers, but it sends out a signal every 10 minutes showing our exact location.  They can always check in and seed where we are and if we are still moving.  We can also call for help by pushing one button and emergency vehicles or helicopters will be directed to our location immediately.  That is good to know, but through every one's prayers we will be fine.  Although I miss my Mother, it is probably really good that she isn't here to have to worry about us.  Hopefully, she and some others are guiding us from heaven.

We also wish to say thanks to all the people who are watching our blog, sending us emails, and commenting on our blog.  It really helps give us a boost when we need it.

Remember - Do Something For Others Today!!
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  1. UnknownJune 6, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    hi jack & Marykay - be sure to get some bannna to keep your potasuim up.... received your text on day 4. the blog looks great. take care. Love ya, Betty

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