Still Rolling

We left St. Louis with high morale and high expectations to start cranking out mileage through a state most of us knew nothing about. A few hundred miles later through a few hundred degree days we understood where the name Missouri comes from.
I didn't personally endure the struggle as a rider but me and the van had our own issues to deal with. On top of the long hot days a head cold has been passed around the B&B population. If I had to guess I'd say it stemmed from 33 people dipping sweaty hands into food bins that are shared by all.
Yet despite the heat exhaustion, illness, consecutive centuries and car accidents, the Bike and Build motto rings true. "There are no bad days at bike and build, some days are just harder than others."