Dear Friends & Family,
It is with mixed feelings that we have begun to recognize the fact that we are only 7 days away from Monterey. As the end of this incredible adventure draws near we have started to plan our end of trip celebration. To begin, we wish to formally invite any and all who want to join us for our wheel dip on July 25th. Our wheel dip will occur at San Carlos Beach Park in Monterey, CA. We expect to arrive at the beach no earlier than 11:00 am, but we would recommend you arrive around 10:30 so that you are guaranteed not to miss our arrival.
When we arrive, we will celebrate by dipping our front tire into the Pacific Ocean since we started our trip by dipping our rear tire in the Atlantic. Following our fun in the water we will be having a picnic and hopefully some champagne to celebrate with those of you who have come out to see us. We plan to spend two hours or so at the beach before heading to our host to drop off our bikes, gear, van, and trailer. Some riders may then choose to go with their friends or family for an hour, before we re-congregate as a group at our host. While we appreciate you all making the trip we want to let you know that the evening festivities will be for the riders only. We hope you will understand that it is our last night all together and will be a very emotional evening. However, there are no organized plans for the morning of the 26th and we hope you will rejoin us at that time.
As you may know we have spent the majority of this summer relying heavily on donations of food and money to get us across the country. Our end of trip celebration will be no different. We ask that anyone with a desire to help with details, food, or funds, please reach out to us by sending me a personal e-mail so that we can organize these events. Once again, thank you for your continued support as we conclude one of the best summers of our young lives.
Sincerely,
David Berndt
Bike & Build - Route Leader
Southern United States 2015
317-728-6547