Our Adventures Continue...

Well folks Monday the 28th I will be heading to Georgia driving Bessie to join the bikers. This should be exciting. Tony crossed the Mississippi and is in the home stretch to Savannah and Tybee Island. Thank you all for your support either financially or just by checking in on us from time to time.

Dinner was on Tony, but it was fun being with Mike for the weekend.

Sorry for no updates. It seems that everyone is checking with Tony's ride through the link http://www.fullercenterbiketrip.blogspot.com/ so I had nothing to do so I just skipped over to Chicago and visited son Mike for a while. He is so good, he is taking me to dinner, we are going shopping, he made chocolate chip cookies (my personal favorite) instead of a birthday cake, did I say we went shopping, I got a iPod and he helped me get songs that I like for it, we watch movies and just generally are having the time of our lives. Did I say that Mike is renewing my computer by wiping the hard drive and starting over? Yes and it is purring like a kitten. I kinda hate to leave tomorrow for Michigan, but all good things must come to an end with my gratitude. I have to get home to get ready for the field trip to Georgia to retrieve the biker when he finally decides to come home. Keep in touch I will have pictures shortly as soon as I reload my camera software. Hugs.

Hey these 'Tour' guys are wimps they are only biking 2,212 miles, our guys are going 3,300. And our guys are going for around 42 stages of the Tour de Fuller! But thought you would like to know you are a part of a growing movement, building houses, building lives and building muscle. Check out the tour as of now! The 21 Stages of the Tour de France - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Some interesting statistics on the ride of a lifetime. Hang in there gang only 30 more days to go... Total miles biked: 1,556 Average miles per day: 78 Total feet climbed: 59,230! Most feet climbed in one day: 7,416 - Payson Longest day- mileage: 103 – Buena Vista Longest day – hours: 12+ Taos Longest stretch without a day off: Days 1-12 Days over 100 miles: 2 – back to back Buena Vista and Colorado Springs Fastest downhill speed: 49.87 – Tony – Santa Fe Hottest day: Brawley – 122 degrees Hottest day, runner up: - Surprise – Record temp - 117 Shuttles required to avoid expressways: 2 Shuttles required to avoid lightning: 2 Rain delays: 1 - Taos First flat: Doug Most flats by one person: Doug - 6 Most flats in one day: Doug Least flats: Dani - 0 Worst day for flats: Taos – 2 by Tony; 2 by Chris Total flats remembered: 31 Tires replaced: 5 – 2 by Tony with a third on it’s way. Highest point in the trip – geographical: Wilkerson Pass, 9500 feet Highest point in the trip – spiritually – pr

One of Tony's big concerns was how it would go through the mountains. It turns out that it was a challenge but now they are on their way down.

They are having the time of their lives and today they have been biking 2 and 1/2 weeks. Today they have traveled to 9,000 feet. I think that this is probably as high as they will be going for this ride. They are all in great shape and spreading the word for building affordable housing one house at a time. Make sure you check out http://www.fullercenterbiketrip.blogspot.com/ to get every bit of their adventure. Tony is doing great. He had to create a new notch on his belt. I am sure he is gaining muscle and losing weight. All good. Happy trails to the bikers.