Today’s ride was unlike any other in that we had two arrivals to make and so the last half of our mileage was with a police escort with lunch in between the two arrivals. The first arrival was into the Saturn car dealership (Saturn used to be a major sponsor of the trip) and absolutely no one was there to greet us, that is except for a team member (Jay’s) family aka fan club. We ate lunch there and then got back on the road making our way through Jay’s neighborhood. Lots of people came out with signs and cheered us on. We got friendly honks constantly and it was one of the most fun and proudest days of the trip. We did an arrival in front at a park with fountains and the arch in the background. A decent amount of people came out. We had a proclamation like usual and then got in the cars and drove to the Marriott hotel by the airport. Very nice. Dinner was with the Build America team who are spending six weeks on the road driving to summer camps that serve people with disabilities and making renovations and parts of the camp more accessible. Shawn O’Leary, a Pi Kapp from WSU is on the team so it was great to meet up with him and the other guys and hear how their summer has gone so far. Dinner was excellent, provided by the parents of a former team member I think.
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You look awesome in your new crew shirt, Andrew
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