Riding with the boys...

Cycling with the boys has been a blast! We headed out early on Saturday morning (Ron was kind enough to get up early to see us off and take this photo of us!) Our morning did not start off without a hitch, however. It is rumored that the Inn we are staying at is haunted, and when Joel was prepping our bikes for the day he discovered that his rear tire was extremely loose off the fork. It had been locked inside the building all night so no real person had any opportunity to mess with it...no problem though. A quick fix and off we went. The day delivered up 70 flat miles with 90 plus heat. All four of us handled it with ease, and had fun rotating leaders. We ended up having our fastest ride on the trip so far, averaging almost 15 miles an hour. After a stop at McDonald's and then a roadside stand for fresh Georgia peaches, we met Mom and Dad in Darien at the Hampton. Joel Rhein inadvertently rode over some glass just shy of our destination and got a flat, but other than that our day was perfect! We ended it with a huge family style barbecue dinner across the street from the Hotel.

Backing up a bit...our rest day in Savannah was fun. After a sumptuous breakfast at the Inn and some busy work/planning sessions, Mom and Dad headed out on a city tour and the rest of us piled into Fron's rental car and drove over to Tybee Island where we hung out at the pier by the ocean, visited the Lighthouse, and had lunch at a cool little waterfront restaurant. When we returned to Savannah we just had to stop at the famed Leopold's for homemade ice cream; delish! The entire clan reconvened at the Inn for happy hour then we headed out to a restaurant near the riverfront for dinner in hopes of catching the spectacular fireworks display at 9:45 pm. While we waited for our table we got to be kids again (this is becoming a habit!) and swing in the garden. Our meal took forever, though, and we missed all the action. We heard it however, and Joel and Holly were able to scoot out for a photo opportunity. In reality the meal was probably better than the show; the scallops and swordfish were excellent!