http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog A journey across the nation to meet needs across the world. Fri, 21 May 2010 02:42:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Enjoy the photos! ~ Jeff How could I resist ordering the "40-miles of Bad Road 'Nachos'" as an appetizer before returning to "brinner" cooked by team Tango? Funny thing is that the roads were actually really good today. (Elkins, WV) Relaxin' at a water break today - this ride was probably in ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/20/recent-photos/ In light of the scarcity of new blogs, I hope to cover many of the events, planned and unplanned, of the last few weeks. We rode through Arkansas and enjoyed the hot springs of Hot Springs. The town is certainly worth visiting and spending a night in. Little Rock treated us ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/19/cliffs-notes-of-little-rock-to-cincinnati/ We apologize for the delays in updating the blog. We have been continuing along a similar route to the one posted online but have had minor changes due to flooding in TN. We have also had difficulty finding reliable internet connections. Thanks for your patience! http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/13/update/ Western Tennessee Strawberry Festival Parade After getting up early to make our final preparations for the parade, we biked the 13 miles back to Humboldt, the site of the 73rd annual Western Tennessee Strawberry Festival Parade.  We spent the next hour decorating our bikes and support van with balloons, streamers and ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/09/day-39-milan-tn-to-hohenwald-tn/ Today Ride For World Health awoke bright and early as always. The Knights of Columbus began preparations for breakfast at about 6:30am, long before our weary eyes wanted to open. You see, last night we had a little fun in Little Rock, stayed out late. Oh well. We ate bacon, ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/07/day-32-day-off-in-little-rock/ I woke up this morning with very high expectations. Today we were going to participate in a live rock concert called LimeAid hosted in Little Rock, AR.The concert was created to recognize all those individuals who were sick with any form of mental illness. On top of ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/05/07/day-31-hot-springs-to-little-rock/ Wet. The only adjective needed to describe today.  Sometimes we were wet by choice, but for the most part not.  We started out today’s ride in sprinkles and ended it in a down pour 37 miles later in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  It wasn’t a lot of fun and was also ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/04/30/day-30-arkadelphia-to-hot-springs/ Today began like most days: 6:30 am wake up call, scramble to get dressed, pack your bag, and deliver it to the cargo van by 7:00 am.  Voss even packed her bag last night to avoid the wrath of team Tango and their rigid deadline (don’t let the orange tie-dye ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/04/29/day-29-magnolia-to-arkadelphia/ Today was a great day for a bike ride.  The sun was out but not too hot, there was a breeze but not too strong, there were some hills but they weren’t too steep, and the road was not too bumpy.  Brian and I discussed how there really wasn’t anything ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/04/28/day-28-texarkana-to-magnolia/ An Ode to Recovery   Today was completely opposite of yesterday, and was fantastic.  Since arriving to Texas, every morning we check the wind forecast (more important to us than temperature, rain, snow, tornadoes) and it was great news at breakfast – a tailwind!  Chatter was light, the mood was lifted, my ... http://www.rideforworldhealth.org/blog/2010/04/27/day-27-paris-to-texarkana/