Well today was supposed to be a nice easy short 35 miles but that just didn’t happen. We were supposed to be on a bike trail for the first half of our trip but I think the guys wanted a little bit more of a challenge. Well, truthfully we were big time lost. We had taken a wrong turn and didn’t realize it until we did not see a van at the 12 mile check point that we had arranged to see it at. We gave the crew guys a call and they had to escort us across some really busy highways to get back on track, it’s pretty funny watching 22 guys in biking shoes try to run across a highway with their bike in hand. Finally, after some minor detours we arrived at our destination, Camp Sweylonka. The camp is across Lake Courd A’lane and we had to take a little shuttle boat to get t
1 state down, 14 to go. The Washington - Idaho border
o the camp. They greeted us in song and we quickly found that the camp sings upon someone’s arrival, departure, and meals…very interesting. The camp serves kids all summer and devotes two weeks to kids with disabilities. The place sits on 300 acres but they only use about 20 acres of it. Our sleeping headquarters were underneath a roof in these wooden “bungalows” if you will, it felt a little bit like camping. The staff there was all very friendly and treated us to lunch, dinner, and breakfast the next morning. Though there weren’t any kids there we still got to give them some grant money which is not done at every visit. It’s really neat when we give out grants because we get to see the money we raised go right into the hands of the organizations we are working with, they are always very appreciative and of course get a little teary eyed.
That night we built a fire and hung out for a while, I was pretty exhausted though and ended up going to sleep around 9:30. Tomorrow we head for Kellog Idaho, 65 miles.
o the camp. They greeted us in song and we quickly found that the camp sings upon someone’s arrival, departure, and meals…very interesting. The camp serves kids all summer and devotes two weeks to kids with disabilities. The place sits on 300 acres but they only use about 20 acres of it. Our sleeping headquarters were underneath a roof in these wooden “bungalows” if you will, it felt a little bit like camping. The staff there was all very friendly and treated us to lunch, dinner, and breakfast the next morning. Though there weren’t any kids there we still got to give them some grant money which is not done at every visit. It’s really neat when we give out grants because we get to see the money we raised go right into the hands of the organizations we are working with, they are always very appreciative and of course get a little teary eyed.That night we built a fire and hung out for a while, I was pretty exhausted though and ended up going to sleep around 9:30. Tomorrow we head for Kellog Idaho, 65 miles.
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