Monday, June 05, 2006

Natchez Friends


Riding the Trace this past week with my new found friends from Natchez, I have been introduced to and expand my cycling further with the internet technology. Thanks to Allen Richard of the Natchez Bicycling Club who did a wonderful job providing frequent updates to the web via his Blackberry, giving friends and family a way to keep tabs on the progress and happenings of the groups week long, 450+ mile ride down the Trace from Nashville to Natchez.

The Natchez ride was the wonderful culmination of many peoples efforts, each contributing with their special gifts....
the following are just a few of the many that I wish to thanks....

Dianne - chief organizer, its been in the planning stages for so many months.....maybe even a year, arranged Hotels, pickup and departure points, logistics of transportation, and so much more....the "Go To" person for it all

Kenneth - volunteering such a beautiful rig, 40' enclosed trailer and truck, complete with racks to carry over 24 bicycles, all the luggage, coolers and food....and so more that we may never know about

Allen - communication, cell fone and blackberry linkage, internet, Blog page...I learned much from him

Clay - Chief SAG driver, probably logged over 800 miles with the drop offs, pickups, grocery shopping, lunch and SAG stops...keeping the big rig ahead of the group and sweeping up the rear

Tommy & Tommy - bike mechanics tune-up professionals, keeping us all rolling off the miles

Melissa - Medicine Woman, had an extra bag packed full of pills, ointments, and lotions to keep the body good

Everyone else - knocking off the miles, and putting the smiles

All the names and faces, adventures and memories....you guys know them all....thanks once again for the open hospitality you shared with me and my friends...will be sure to keep you mind for our ride as well.....so tune-up the bikes, rest the body, and roll out for more miles....

You are welcome to follow me on my ride next week on BRAG, Bicycle Ride Across Georgia on my skinnyed down Blog. (pics will harder to load real time, updates by text messaging only).

Your very own Superman (aka Tom)

http://www.brag.org/brag_2006.htm

http://mccabe-adventures.blogspot.com/

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