Day 44, 16 September: Morris, IL
Even on days off, our now-ingrained routine seems to keep us going. I got up earlyish, ran a bit and got a good long workout in. Breakfast was unimpressive except for some wonderful fresh cinnamon rolls. Did a huge load of laundry and repacked for an expected rain day tomorrow – hopefully not as bad as forecast.
Admin stuff continues in the background: in addition to preflighting tomorrow’s route and posting this blog, I paid some bills, ate both lunch and dinner for a change and found time to call home.
At quarters Doug gave a very moving tribute to John Dailey, especially his remarks at his retirement and the gifts he gave to his kids. I hardly knew Dails but feel as if I do now. Tomorrow is 32nd Co. – I will carry the tag for Rico Del Puppo and Tom has Bill Sanderson.
Doug has way more on his plate than the rest of us – he sent two detailed e-mails to ’83 and Arlington Cemetery trying to finalize the schedule for our final day. I know lots of folks want to know what’s happening and we’ll put it out as soon as we find out.
John Hults ‘83, one of their organizers who’s not currently with them due to work commitments, will join us tomorrow for the ride from Morris to Munster, IN. Will be good to get to know him and maybe discuss some things. Looks like a wet one, but almost all on trails, mostly paved.
Not much else to report except another state down – moving east!
Bill Montgomery
USNA 1973 Ride-2-Remember 
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