Will's journey began on June 17, 2009. He was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After eleven months of weekly chemo treatments, many hospital stays, cranial radiation and a multitude of side effects, Will lost his battle with leukemia on May 21, 2010. He was a fine young man and was taken from us too soon. Will (and kids like him) are the reason I keep riding my bike and raising money to support cancer patients and one day find a cure for cancer. My goal is for no other family to be touched by cancer.
Day 6 of our journey saw us leave Daytona Beach (got to see the Daytona International Speedway) for West Palm Beach.
I was in van 2 today with (clockwise) navigator Alyssa, Theresa (Spicy Sauce), Lee (Soy Sauce), your humble blogger, Keely and driver Julie. It was recovery day after 100 amazing miles ridden the day before. It was easy peddling day although it started out with Keely thinking she was in the Tour de France and setting a very high pace. Once we reined her in, it was a smooth easy ride the rest of the way. We rode along Florida state highway A1A which is along the Atlantic Ocean. It was some pretty picturesque views as we rode. Once we we were done riding for the day, we stopped for lunch at a seaside cafe. Here I was eating lunch outdoors while staring at the Atlantic Ocean. Amazing!
Our dinner tonight was hosted by the Seaside Ladies, an group that gives support to charitible causes. One of our support staff has friends within that organization and worked with them to provide a delicious dinner for us. Thank you Seaside Ladies! :)
Tomorrow sees us travel to Key Largo (just like Bogie and Bacall) as we move and groove towards our ultimate destination of Key West. Until then,
Stopping!
Gary
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