Clarksville To Nashville

The last day of riding was a strange experience to say the least! To wake up and know that this day was going to be our last on a bike together was quite strange to think about. The day was hot but the ride was relatively easy, all things considered. We got into Nashville at about 3:30 and to Bloodwater at 4:30. Thank you to Jenna and Matt and all of the great people at Bloodwater who welcomed us so wonderfully! What a wonderful feeling to know that we accomplished just what we had set out to do: To raise awareness throughout the country of the need for clean water in Africa; and to have raised over $2600 just from small towns and small churches and generous individuals that we met along the way! Along with that, the costs for our trip were less than expected and we will be able to give the balance of our trip funds, about $4000 (after our trip back home and the cleanup of the van), to Bloodwater as well!

Once we got to Nashville we were able to get rooms at Belmont University for the weekend. Thank you so much for the wonderful hospitality of Belmont Universities Conference Services team! You made our stay in Nashville worry free and very comfortable! We had a great celebration dinner at a restaurant in the Hillsboro area of Nashville, with visits to great coffee shops and other eateries over the weekend. We also got to go to a great concert , Ten at Tenn, and saw some amazing up and coming artists that I am sure we will hear big things from soon!

The team was just amazing and all learned so much about themselves and the country that we live in. Their lives will be forever changed by this trip. I am sure that each of us will be much more aware of the needs of the world and our part to help, no matter how small it seems.

Monday morning came so slowly and so quickly it seems. It was soon time to say goodbye to Jenna and the team at Bloodwater and to three of our teammates who were flying out early in the morning. Then it was time to load up the bikes and all of our gear and the six of us remaining and head for home.