Day 2

Today we rode from York, PA to Leikens, PA which was around 80 miles of riding. We first did a small bike ride with our host from York, Craig, and then began our ride to the mountains. Since it was our first day with our team members driving the van instead of the alumni, it was a difficult day. There was a mountain. A large one for that matter. I'm talking steep, steep inclines that went up and up for a couple miles and then a descend that made you fly. We had lunch around the 50 mile mark and by that time my group was very tired BUT what made it sooo much better was the 30 McDonald meals we got donated :] After lunch my knee unfortunately stiffened up and I was unable to finish the ride today. My seat was probably too low so our bike machanic adjusted it and we'll see how it works out tomorrow. The heat, incline, and mileage of the day was very hard on our riders and in result, we had 9 riders in the van. Only 6 climbed the mountain and got to our host on their bikes. The rest got lost and one of the vans had to pick them up before the sun set. I must say the people of Leikens are so very kind. Johnny and I went to a kind young couples house to use their shower. They had a three bedroom house without air conditioning and four young girls with one on the way and they were kind enough to let us use their shower. We stayed at a local church who stuffed us with home cooked meals until we couldn't eat anymore. SO very generous! Thank you Leikens for your hospitality!