Spent a fabulous morning at the Rock ‘n Roll Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
It’s good to be back in the Midwest!
On a “Journey” with Alzheimer’s
Testimonies like this inspire and encourage me to “pedal on” for Alzheimer’s awareness:
Riding in Tribute to….
JIM MOHR
NOTE: Want to pay tribute to your loved one? I’ll ride a day in their honor (includes mention on blog). Click HERE to learn more.
Tortuous hills…..and into Vermont
Southampton, MA – it’s been a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kinda day. Follow along…….
Got stranded last night in a small community west of Concord, NH. Two churches – nobody home; small grocery, the original Cracker Barrel. Owner, Marilyn, is also a dementia nurse. She totally helps. Feeds me dinner out of the deli and gives me some office space upstairs to crash for the night. In the morning she returns and drives me over the torturous hills to Keene, NH.
The front desk staff at the local Best Western let me wash my hands and they sprung for breakfast, impressed with the ride.
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| Richard |
I set out and fail to check my water bottles. Richard the clockmaker comes to my rescue and gives me a lift to Brattleboro, Vermont.
Richard works with his dad in the family business – The British Clockmaker. Richard is an apprentice and hopes to keep the business going another generation.
He has two daughters currently away at soccer camp. He runs with his wife and Richard feels blessed to work each day with his dad.
Enter Robert. He was filling his car with gas and got distracted and there was a significant overflow. So much so the station staff came running and everybody was keeping a keen eye out for smokers.
Robert was driving his wife to work but said he wanted adventure and would give me a lift but he was headed north and I was not.
Peter is a construction worker with a truck. He gets me to Northampton, Mass. Peter is very mellow. He credits meditation.
At the very old Bluebonnet Diner a kind waitress draws a map to get me out to
country roads and now I’m on my way south.
Bargaining for a Bike
Interviewed one of the locals, Lloyd Gatzke from Campbellsport, WI, who told me how he got his first bike with this unusual bargaining technique….
Riding in Tribute to….
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| Robert Ledwith
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New Hampshire: A Quick Fix, the Speedway, and a NASA Tidbit to Share
Full day of activities started with a visit to MC Cycle & Sport in Laconia, NH.
Bob took care of a couple annoying wobbles and squeaks that would help smooth
out my ride.
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| Bob |
On to the great New Hampshire Motor Speedway which was prepping for this weekend’s NASCAR race. (Right, and below left)
In Concord, I sought out the Discovery Museum which highlighted astronaut Christa McAuliffe.
Did you know ejection seats were used in the first four shuttle test flights but later replaced by non-ejection seats as ejection was deemed unsafe?
Docent Bob Veilleux was also part of the Teacher in Space Program. “I was at Christa’s flight. Took hundreds of pictures and didn’t show them to anyone for years.”
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| Bob Veilleux |
Bob was also a collector of meteorites; of course, he kept them in his pocket.
Where’s Judy?
Just a fun map so you can see where I’ve been so far.
View The Amazing Race for Alzheimer’s in a full screen map
South to Concord, NH
Headed south on Highway 106 to Concord, NH. I’m about 18 miles out. In this
photo is a sleek biker named Jeremy. He caught me on the downhill. “Recognized your plate; I’m from New Foundland,” he said referencing my Nova Scotia license plate.
“Sorry to disappoint, I’m from Wisconsin,” I said.
The sweat was pouring off Jeremy. I asked him if it was tough to catch me and he said it was.
So kind.
Then he raced off and I continued to eke along with my dinosaur tail of gear.
NOTE: He’s that wisp of a biker behind the car…. Hear me pronouncing ‘car’ like you’re from HARvard.)
Shout Out to The Amazing Ride SPONSORS
Just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of the sponsors of The Amazing Ride!
Cedar Community
USCCA
USCCA
Wiedmeyer Express
Thrivent Financial
Marine Corps League/Kettle Moraine Detachment
The Cottages On Golden Pond
Martin Jewellers
