cbus day 3

van diesel haming it up in front of the camara as usual. im using this pic as his goodbye picture since he is waving. gonna miss him a bunch.

guess its getting close to leaving time. really sad about that but also excited about biking the way to the finish. had an incredible time in cbus, met up with some of my favorite people a few times and really enjoyed their company as usual. last night a bunch of non-riders and i went to surly girl in the short north. lalit and i split two meals - one was called sausagefest the other chicken and biscuits - that were both very good, especially with some tasty beverages to wash them down with. was way too exhausted to do much after that so headed to the hyatt with lalit and nadia and slept in bed for the first time since i can't remember when. was pretty amazing, hard to believe that i actually do that on a daily basis with my normal life. im a lucky guy. sadly, lalit and nads had to say goodbye after their dental checkup with dr. chitkara. hopefully no cavities for either. lalit, you are not fooling anybody by flossing the night before (no offense).

today we had our event day which went extremely well. had a nbc newscaster mc the event with joe, seth, dr. souba giving a quick intro outside then dr. lucey (male version - malaria expert) and an msf surgeon giving our lecture series. everything went very well, including the food thanks to the one and only hoopes. later there was an event at bar 23 for us to hang out with some of the cbus people which was again a lot of fun. worse part was saying goodbye to one of our favorite riders, van. really, really sad to see him go. guess a wedding and med school graduation is a good excuse.

tomorrow we head to athens as we continue towards the atlantic. trip is flying, we will be done one week from tomorrow. again, columbus and dayton people, love you and miss you very much. glad i was able to see some of you.

pics from last few days.

nate cuddling with graysville stuffed frog. kem woke him up with the stuffed animal spooning him. nice tan lines nate.


my longest riding day ever. this is the day we hit the ohio border. probably the longest i will ever ride.

surly girl dinner. lalit's hand, duffy, em, kate, vishal, jen, nadia, blaire. good times.

floss party at the hyatt. nadia tries to keep us boys in check. the RA in her will never die.

on the way to the ride in at osu med center. look at that formation. impressive. in san diego we not nearly as disciplined.

short video i took while biking towards med center.