Reflections, Part 2

Here are some more things I’m thinking about, two days after finishing.

I didn’t have a specific cause that I was raising funds for, which left me feeling a bit self-indulgent – like I was doing the ride just for me. So I sort of adopted the Ride Against Hunger that Rich was doing, and that helped. So please, if you haven’t already, donate to the food banks that Rich is supporting, or to a food bank in your local area, and let Rich know at richowlman@gmail.com.

I do know that even if it was self-indulgent, it was definitely a journey of self-discovery, and that’s good.

Whether it was self-indulgence, self-discovery, or raising money for a cause, I am very aware that we were able to do this ride because we live a life of privilege. How else could we have afforded to take ten weeks to do this? It’s one more way that our lives are so different from the lives of the people who desperately need the food banks that Rich is supporting.

I do know that our ride was very inspiring to a lot of people, and that’s good. Wherever we went, people would learn that two guys in their mid-60s were doing this, and they would get a light in their eyes and see possibilities.

Tomorrow (or within the next day or so, depending on connectivity), some final thoughts.