Milestones
Lou had two milestones this week that I didn't report on as they happened due to problems with internet access, so let me backtrack for a moment.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Lou made it past the point at which he had been unceremoniously dumped from his bike during last years event.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Lou broke the 1000 mile mark with his continued pedal pumping. That's some damn good work.
Next goal for the wheeled-demon leading our charge across America; Kansas.
Lou is still looking good and has the most important element anyone in his seat should have plenty of -- a good sense of humor. Somehow he's able to gain combustible energy from the half-remembered fumes of SIMPSONS, BUGS BUNNY cartoons and whatever pop cultural detritus we can yell to each other from the open windows every now and again.
Like another famous traveler who's goal was Kansas, Lou is being helped along by as much brains, heart and courage as can be squeezed into the two companion vehicles that are accompanying him on this challenging journey.
Unlike Dorothy, however, we don't need to wear any disguises for Lou to be quite well aware of the good qualities of the people who are surrounding him, helping him and loving him as he pushes himself beyond the ropey limits of mere flesh.
If there's no place like home, then home for all of us is currently anywhere behind Lou on the open roads of America.
Scooter McCrae, reporting.
