Kerouac has nothing on us. We had dinner and a couple of beers with a couple of friends last night at Zippy's after we loaded the van, then went home and crashed early. Up at 230AM and off by 3AM, as was the plan. Matt drove us all the way to Ft. Payne, AL, where we pulled off for a stop, only to find the van wouldn't crank...
A local high school coach tried to jump us off, but we figured it was the battery and sent Will across the parking lot to the Kmart to buy a new one. Sucker! It started to rain on his way back across the parking lot-it was REALLY coming down. Will got a little damp, but his spirits are fine. We swapped out the battery, grabbed a huge, unhealthy bite at Burger King (we figured we'd work it off in a few days) and hit the road again.
The battery incident fouled up our plans for lunch in Chattanooga at the Pickle Barrel, but we kept a-rollin' and are headed up to DC via Knoxville.
Stay tuned; we're able to update on the fly with this nifty Verizon broadband card donated by the Unified Recovery Group.
At large,
Michael
I-75, mile marker 35, TN.
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Greetings from Mary Bird Perkins -
We wanted to share an article with you that was published in The Advocate today (7.12.07):
Worthy causes
On Tuesday, four bike riders in their 20s (Michael and Will Benton, Brian Goh and Matt Marrero) embarked on a 28-day, 1,800-mile journey to promote cancer awareness and raise funds to support Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
The trip starts in Washington, D.C., where the lads will lobby the Louisiana congressional delegation to provide funds for cancer research. They will then ride back to Baton Rouge to carry on their mission at the State Capitol.
They welcome donations to “Capitol to Capitol Ride,” Bank of St. Francisville, P.O. Box 818, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Visit http://www.capitoltocapitolride.org.
Or visit http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/smiley/8448042.html?index=18&c=y
Good luck; we can’t wait to hear more about your travels.
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