Originally Posted June 27, 2004 by Chad
We’re off! This morning we said goodbye to Seattle, our apartment and the best neighbor anybody ever had. Karen made us a breakfast of omelets, strawberries and muffins; in fact she fed us nearly every meal this week. Around noon we exchanged emotional hugs and said our goodbyes. Then we pointed our bike west, yes west, to Golden Gardens Park in Seattle. We ate tuna sandwiches that Karen had packed for us, and then dipped our tire into the Pacific Ocean long enough to take this picture, and that was that. There was no fanfare, no crowd to cheer us on; just Mags and me, hitting the road on a beautiful sunny day. Cheers!
Chad's mom (Grandma 2 Wheeler) wonders if the tire in the ocean was the blessing or the baptism of the new baby.
Posted by shirley at June 29, 2004 01:01 PM
Posted by shirley at June 29, 2004 01:01 PM
Hey, we were cheering for you just like we did in the stadium at
graduation. You just didn't hear us. How about posting the route
stops? We love looking at our maps.
Posted by Melanie at June 30, 2004 08:46 AM
Posted by Melanie at June 30, 2004 08:46 AM
Original Comments
We all know that Chad would not feel a bicycle trip across the nation would be "official" unless he dipped a tire in the Pacific Ocean!Posted by Woody at June 28, 2004 10:10 PM