We have entered our 7th state. After Georgia we only have Florida left! Georgia. The peach state.

Leaving Alabama behind. Six states down, two to go!!!

After 90 minutes we are back on the road. Thank you to the fine folks at OK Tire in Roanoke, AL for their friendly and efficient service.

We are sitting at an OK Tire in Roanoke, Alabama as the RV has a flat tire. We hope it can be repaired swiftly so we can get back on the road. Arvid is resting inside the motorhome.

Obviously one of the hardest parts of this ride are the first 15 min of the day (at 4am), right after our alarm rattles us out of our deep sleep. Things need to spring to life here quite quickly, getting Arvid his coffee, instant oatmeal and a toasted bagel loaded with cream cheese.

Even though we are getting better at it, it seems like this routine is getting harder every morning. In desperation to clear the fog in his brain and get some food into his body Arvid said this morning:

“When this ride is over I don’t want to eat for a week, after that I only want to eat WHEN I WANT to eat”.

Ruth’s reply: “When I get home I want to turn on the faucet and let the water run for at least 2 minutes without wondering what else I can accomplish with this handful of water.”

Juergen: “I don’t want to drive for a long time”

This set off a fit of laughter, we thought Arvid might hurt himself.

Dear Jesus, please help Grampa to be safe on the 🚲 ride and help him raise lots of money for MCF and let him get lots of cheers on the bike ride. -O

Arvid celebrated Canada Day by cycling through the countryside of Alabama and covering 352 km. We camped in a Walmart parking lot just outside of Anniston for night. Conditions were quite warm (30 degrees). It feels like it will be a slightly cooler day today. It is overcast. The forecast is for mid-20’s.

Just entered our sixth state.

…to all our friends and family back home!

Ruth was treating lactic acid buildup in Arvid’s legs last night. In addition to very hot conditions throughout the day, Arvid had to climb very steep rolling hills which took a toll on his legs. By 8:30 he had nothing left in his legs. We stopped for the night a good hour early.

Senior and junior master chefs in action.