Hello from Indiana

Hello all! We only have a few computers and limited time so it has been harder to update than I had planned. Yesterday we did a 116 mile ride from Grand Rapids, Ohio to Huntington, Indiana. It wasn't an easy ride either as I got to experience riding into the Midwestern wind for the first time. We stopped about half way through the ride in a small Ohio town called Paulding and ate all you could eat Pizza from "East of Chicago". When you are riding as much as we have been food is always on our minds and you can't go wrong with all you can eat Pizza! We hit rain and wind right after leaving Paulding for a short while and then again after we crossed into Indiana. I never realized how remote some places of western Ohio and eastern Indiana were until yesterday. Many of the roads which we were riding on were small country roads some were even dirt roads! I'm not sure where exactly we crossed into Indiana but it occurred on one of the dirt road in the middle of nowhere. After crossing the state line we met up with the rest of our group in a small Indiana town called Monroeville. From there we once again hit bad weather and formed a dynamic double pace line which we rode the final 40 miles into Huntington. By the time we reached the Methodist Church that's hosting us in Huntington we were soaked and cold. Brandt and James who were in the support van greeted us with hot chocolate which was an awesome reward for the long trip.

I'm in the public library at the moment and I think my computer time is almost up but I will update my Illini4000 blog soon with pictures so check it out on the Illini4000.org site.