I'm back on a computer and here to give you some updates. We are now in Greenville, IL after making our way through Ohio and Indiana. It's amazing to think that we're already this far into the United States after a few short weeks. Lindsay is finding that biking is becoming a bit easier. Today Zach pointed out that her average at the beginning was 11 mph and today was a whopping 15 mph. Quite the improvement for such a small girl and amateur cyclist.
This week's rides haven't been extremely horrible. A few of them had pretty strong headwinds and made Lindsay feel like she was going 2 mph. The last two rides have been rough only because one of her fingers on her left hand has gone numb. Take in mind that this is also coupled with her numb big toe. Hopefully both will go back to normal soon. Her legs are getting stronger everyday but they're continually sore and/tired from all the work and no rest.
The days have melded and I've lost track of time. Most days are the same. Wake up between 5 and 6 a.m., get ready, bike, arrive at the host site and devour as much food as possible. We've been to very lovely towns including Portsmouth, OH; Georgetown, OH, Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, IN; Bloomington, IN; Terre Haute, IN; and Effingham, IL. I must say that the Midwest has been treating us very nicely. We've been eating like kings! Lindsay is finding out that her high school appetite is back and better than ever. Last week she ate 20 chicken McNuggets in one sitting. A few days later she ate nearly 4 plates at a Thai buffet for her afternoon snack and proceeded to eat dinner a mere 3 hours later. Perhaps she won't be losing the weight she thought she would.
Some recent highlights from the trip include seeing Zach's family in Cincinnati, Lindsay writing 5 of her 20 gazillion thank you postcards, getting care packages from Show and Abigail, finding out that you can buy 50 chicken McNuggets for 10 bucks and generally just biking across the country. Some lows to tell you about: having a numb finger and big toe, eating to the point of feeling like she wants to puke and Lindsay's Havaiana's falling apart this morning.
Lindsay has some shoutouts she'd like me to include. A big thank you to Zach's mom for getting her the sweet Nike hat. It looked like it had been to war and back after just one ride. A hello to Tails (Zach's brother's dog). She hopes that you can both move on from the incident that occurred in Cincinnati. A big congrats to all her work people who got to get a sneak peek of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and got a FREE Ipod Touch. Jealous. And another big thank you to Auntie Malu from promising to get me new flip flops after the debacle this morning.
I know I've been truly awful at blogging and my posts are often without many details. I've come to discover that my little otter memory isn't big enough to recall all the adventures I've been having. I will try to become better about keeping you all in the big loop I call life. And now....PICTURE TIME!
The days have melded and I've lost track of time. Most days are the same. Wake up between 5 and 6 a.m., get ready, bike, arrive at the host site and devour as much food as possible. We've been to very lovely towns including Portsmouth, OH; Georgetown, OH, Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, IN; Bloomington, IN; Terre Haute, IN; and Effingham, IL. I must say that the Midwest has been treating us very nicely. We've been eating like kings! Lindsay is finding out that her high school appetite is back and better than ever. Last week she ate 20 chicken McNuggets in one sitting. A few days later she ate nearly 4 plates at a Thai buffet for her afternoon snack and proceeded to eat dinner a mere 3 hours later. Perhaps she won't be losing the weight she thought she would.
Some recent highlights from the trip include seeing Zach's family in Cincinnati, Lindsay writing 5 of her 20 gazillion thank you postcards, getting care packages from Show and Abigail, finding out that you can buy 50 chicken McNuggets for 10 bucks and generally just biking across the country. Some lows to tell you about: having a numb finger and big toe, eating to the point of feeling like she wants to puke and Lindsay's Havaiana's falling apart this morning.
Lindsay has some shoutouts she'd like me to include. A big thank you to Zach's mom for getting her the sweet Nike hat. It looked like it had been to war and back after just one ride. A hello to Tails (Zach's brother's dog). She hopes that you can both move on from the incident that occurred in Cincinnati. A big congrats to all her work people who got to get a sneak peek of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and got a FREE Ipod Touch. Jealous. And another big thank you to Auntie Malu from promising to get me new flip flops after the debacle this morning.
I know I've been truly awful at blogging and my posts are often without many details. I've come to discover that my little otter memory isn't big enough to recall all the adventures I've been having. I will try to become better about keeping you all in the big loop I call life. And now....PICTURE TIME!
Show, just a heads up that you probably won't regain the feeling in your toe or finger until a month or more after you get back....
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