Day 28 & 29 Things get more complicated

Today I am writing this blog from Lake Murray, SC instead of somewhere on the road of Missouri. This has been an eventful day or so.
Day 27, Zac had met two young men biking on the same highway, one from Pittsburgh and one from New York. They were compatible bikers in skill and they are ages 23 and 28. This has been a godsend for Zac who was having to bike difficult terrain alone for days alone. They both left their respective home towns and are going to be on the same trail as Zac until Pueblo, CO. They had also met a British couple that day who had biked thousands of miles around the world and were interesting to visit with. The two young men were also biking and camping and this makes such a difference to have other bikers to ride, draft and camp with. At night, one will set up camp while the others prep and cook dinner after the long day.
Day 28, I was all packed and had all his provisions ready to go. Zac called and suggested that if I came, he would not have time to spend with me or he would lose his travelling companions.. There were also limited motels/hotels to stay at and I think he worried that perhaps camping along the roadside is not high on my fun list.
I understood what he was saying and they determined that today, they would be passing through Marshfield, MO and I could send the package there.
So... I began to call the Fire Dept and the Sheriff's dept to see if I could overnight the package to them. They did not have weekend staff at their offices. So I called the Chamber of Commerce. They would be closed but they were next door to the UPS Store, run by a biking angel named Ruth. ....whose mother's name is Flo. Ruth was glad to accept the package and even stay late if Zac and friends were later getting into Marshfield. I am writing this while she is waiting for them and they are having a more difficult day of climbing hills than anticipated and are going to be much later. Ruth is going to make sure Zac gets the package and has arranged a drop off spot that should work. Ruth has no idea how much we appreciate her kindness and her unselfish efforts to help in this situation. Ruth's family has been directly affected by Leukemia.
Marshfield, MO sits at the top of the topigraphical map of the Ozarks. It is the Home of Edwin Hubble, the American astromoner, that invented the Hubble telescope. There is a replica of it that sits in the town square. It is the one that has been sent originally into earth's orbit in 1990 and continues to be a huge part of the NASA program.
I was able to cancel all the reservations easily except the Airlines. They would not refund my ticket unless of reasons of death or a serious illness like cancer.... they were not impressed with my congested nose and frequent coughing.....They are giving me a voucher to use the ticket at sometime in the next year so we are grateful for that.
So we leave Zac and friends peddling somewhere near Marshfield, MO.

Ms. Cagle reports that the Sunset Elementary students are working hard on their fundraiser. There are still 11 teachers who are going to bike into work on Friday, June 6th... We do have a new dirt bike as the big gift for a student of the fundraiser, donated by Cyclesport of Aiken. We are looking to the end of this week and meeting all the kids and everyone at Sunset Park. Zac should have his new phone and be able to call in while everyone is biking, dancing or doing their thing for the 69 minutes on Friday.

Thought for the day... be kind to someone you do not know.. you have no idea what a difference you make in their lives.......

*posted by Zac's mom, and dad and sister, who are so grateful to everyone who has been so kind and generous in Zac's endeavor for LLS*