Monday, April 5, 2010
We started out our morning with a minor event at the Dateland elementary/middle/high school. They have a ceremony every morning around the flagpole where they say the Pledge of Allegiance, have announcements, and sing “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” Apparently this is a song that I should know. However, I did not know the words. I just stood there and felt pretty silly. The kids sang it wonderfully, though.
After our short talk with the school, we started off on our longest ride thus far, 85 miles. The ride was super flat and fast, though, so we got done in less than four hours. We were pretty excited to arrive in Buckeye, named after our very own home state.
We arrived pretty early in the day and we weren’t able to get into the high school until 3:30, so we decided to explore the town. We went in to the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. In my excitement to be in Buckeye, I got stuck in my bike and crashed in front of their building, right into a bush and a rock garden. It was pleasant. Great way to finish up the ride… 
After my crash, we all went to a local Mexican bar, La Plazita for some celebratory margaritas. They were delicious.
We “checked in” to our site for the evening and had a delicious meal made by team Lemon. Then we went back to La Plazita to watch the Butler-Duke basketball game. I think we were the most activity to happen at this bar in a long time. We got pretty fired-up about the game; but unfortunately, Butler couldn’t pull through in the end. Overall, we still had a great time.
Tim and Maggie also wanted to be outlaws. =)
End of the fifth day. And it was fun.
We started out our morning with a minor event at the Dateland elementary/middle/high school. They have a ceremony every morning around the flagpole where they say the Pledge of Allegiance, have announcements, and sing “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” Apparently this is a song that I should know. However, I did not know the words. I just stood there and felt pretty silly. The kids sang it wonderfully, though.
After our short talk with the school, we started off on our longest ride thus far, 85 miles. The ride was super flat and fast, though, so we got done in less than four hours. We were pretty excited to arrive in Buckeye, named after our very own home state.
We arrived pretty early in the day and we weren’t able to get into the high school until 3:30, so we decided to explore the town. We went in to the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. In my excitement to be in Buckeye, I got stuck in my bike and crashed in front of their building, right into a bush and a rock garden. It was pleasant. Great way to finish up the ride… After my crash, we all went to a local Mexican bar, La Plazita for some celebratory margaritas. They were delicious.
We “checked in” to our site for the evening and had a delicious meal made by team Lemon. Then we went back to La Plazita to watch the Butler-Duke basketball game. I think we were the most activity to happen at this bar in a long time. We got pretty fired-up about the game; but unfortunately, Butler couldn’t pull through in the end. Overall, we still had a great time.
Tim and Maggie also wanted to be outlaws. =)End of the fifth day. And it was fun.
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