Four pedal strokes

Wednesday we rode from Imlay City to Sarnia Ontario.  We woke up to big storm clouds rolling in and waited out a pretty strong thunderstorm in Imlay City High School before we headed out on our 80 mile ride.  We rode in light morning rain, then the sun came out as we pedaled south along the Saint Claire River.  The water was beautiful, but we had a strong headwind to combat as we headed south.  We took a ferry from Marine City USA to Sombra Canada and were met with many supporters armed with cookies as we rode up to Sarnia for the night.  We were fed well that night by many local churches coming together to make food for the riders.  More storms were predicted that night, so we decided to billet.  That means, we stayed with a local family in their home.  We stayed dry and met some great people.

On Thursday we rode from Sarnia to London Ontario.  69 miles.  This was the hardest day of the ride for us.  We were tired and sore from the days of consecutive riding, we had a late start because we misplaced something important and had to spend some time finding it, and we faced a strong headwind.  We were riding alone because of our late start, so had to battle the wind by ourselves.  It took a toll, and we were exhausted by the time we got to London.  We were blessed by our small groups encouragement that night.

On our Sea to Sea jersey shorts, it says "Four pedal strokes."  The idea behind this is that for every four pedal strokes we make,  a child dies from poverty-related issues.  This was incredible to think about today as we pedaled away many hours.  Another saying on our jersey is "Poverty has a face."  In our travels this week, we have been talking with people we meet about our cause and asking them to donate.  We tell them about why we are riding, and sometimes who we think of when we ride.  This is a great ride for a great cause.

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