Day 56 Ann Arbor, MI to Toledo, OH First flat tire:(

Today we woke up at 5:15 and got checked out of our dorm rooms at the UofM.  We came downstairs and put all of our stuff in the truck and hopped in the vans to be shuttled to where our bikes were at the Pi Kapp house.  We had breakfast at the Pi Kapp house and then we headed out for toledo.

Today I rode with Travis and Chris and we had a pretty decent ride except the roads were horrible. I am so glad today was our last day having to deal with Michigan's crappy roads.  They were so bad in fact that they popped my tire.  I hadnt had a flat for 3000 miles and they managed to finally pop one. I was not happy about that but whatever. So I changed my tire and then watched Travis' water bottle get run over by a van and a truck and was pretty much still intact.

So we were pressed for time so we got racked about 10 miles from our destination just so we could get there ontime.  We got to stageup and then basically took off right away for our arrival.  We had a UT campus police escort to the Student Union building. We arrived to lots of friends and family and some of the Sunshine clinents.  Many speeches were given and after speeches and welcomes we headed inside for lunch which was sponsored by Chic fil a and a local hot dog place.  We ate and some other people gave speeches as well as we all signed this Pi Kapp flag painting that would be hung in the chapter house at UT

After lunch we rode to lodging which was like a block away and we are staying in the International House on campus so we checked in and got our rooms, then showered and went outside to go to our friendship visit.  We split up into two groups one went to the Sunshine home for people with developmental disabilities and one went to do "Kids on the Block" for some children at another facility

We got a tour of the Sunshine facility and got to hang out with the clients for a little bit and then after that we hopped in the vans and then headed to our dinner at Outback Steakhouse.  It was a great dinner sponsored by the restaurant which is owned by a Pi Kapp. We had steak, chicken, and potatoes and it was delicious.

After that we headed back to the dorms to circle up and talk about the evening.  We split up into 4 groups and us being first we headed off to Stautzenberger College where we were given massages.  I had never gotten a professional massage before so this was a first. It was really nice to get my shoulders and lower back worked on as that is the only area that I ever really get pain in 

Lastly we went from the college over to one of the cyclists parents house. Saurabh Mehta lives near by so we hung out at his parents place for a few hours, had some deserts and played some knock out (basketball game) Today was a long day and after that we headed back to the dorms where I am writing this and now going to bed.

Have a great night

Peace, Love, and Massages:)

White "DJ" Doug