Saturday, July 12, 2008
Land-o-Lakes...
Greetings from St. Paul, Minnesota! We hope this blog finds everyone well, let us start by continuing to thank you all for following our progress and for your support on our journey, we would not be able to do what we are doing without you all! Since last we wrote we reluctantly left our dear friends in Fargo, ND and have crossed yet another state line into Minnesota. The weather has been a bit of a challenge this past week. We encountered some of our first thunderstorms of the season believe it or not on Tuesday in Eagle Lake, MN. Fortunately we were able to visit with Dani's Grandma and were spoiled once again with more food than any one human could consume, warm beds, and plenty of fun filled water sports. For those who do not know Eagle Lake apparently is one of only two lakes in the world which have fresh water coral in them, the other being somewhere in Australia. The water needless to say was crystal clear and has a visibility of its sandy floors of up to 23 feet. Positively gorgeous. So needless to say it was not difficult for our arms to be twisted and for us to spend the day near the lake. This week we crossed the 2000 mile marker and are well on our way towards reaching the Atlantic on our scheduled date of August 23rd. Friday and Saturday brought some pretty nasty thunderstorms through the area but again we were blessed and were able to stay with Carrie's family in Oakdale, MN and fiddled around the mall of America on Saturday. The remainder of our time in Minnesota looks promising with cooler temperatures, and less humidity and rain. Our next scheduled day off will be in Chicago, (Northbrook style) IL at the Zorn household on July 18th. We have about 550 or so miles to cover in the next 7 days but we are all eager to get back on the biking schedule... weather permitting. Thanks to all who sent packages this last round, we should be picking them up in the very near future at the post office in Wabasha. We promise to post at least one more drop for those who are interested. Please continue to spread the word to all of your family and friends, we are all out here having a great time but we are doing it for the cause and for those who are unable to do so! Until next time....
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Greetings from Montevideo, MN. I had the greatest pleasure of spending time getting to know all of you and all about Steps for Stanley when you stayed with Dani's Grandma (Jan Bresson) on Eagle Lake. What a fun bunch of kids you are! And SO dedicated!
I did think of someone that I would like my donation to be in honor of. She is Beverly Totman of Huntington Beach, CA. She has been on oxygen for many years.
Thank you again for the chance to get to know you and contribute to your cause.
Dee Gilley
I am so jealous that you were able to spend time at my grandma's lake without me!! I hope your week has gone well! I can't tell you the number of times we've thought about you and missed your presence at the house!! You are amazing people! God bless and safe travels!! :o)
~Dani
Big ups!!! from the krew @ EMS Harvard Sq. Just to let youz fullaz know that we're all thinking of ya and are really jealous of all the amazing places, experiences and people that you are meeting and going thru.......Keep going hard.....
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