Great day today for the team! We got up and rolling quickly, meaning we get the opportunity to sleep in tomorrow (or try to). The ride went rather quickly, and for the first time in a few days I was feeling healthy and my legs felt fresh the whole way. Today's ride also featured an awesome police escort for 8 miles, ride into the heart of downtown Phoenix! Police escorts are always fun because we get to watch traffic back up as we roll through intersections feeling like celebrities as people take pictures with their phones of the giant flock of cyclists. We arrived downtown at the ASU campus there for refreshments and some nice AC (it was 100 degrees by 8 this morning). After that, we all crammed our bikes onto the light rail train for the short cruise to Tempe. It was hilarious, commuters didn't know what to think. When we arrived at our ASU dorm, we were greeted by our sponsors, members of the Pi Kapp chapter here, and some lovely Gamma Phi Beta girls from here that made us all goody bags. It was like Christmas morning! Everyone got a goody bag, and a huge bag of In-n-Out burger for lunch, plus, it was a mail drop day. Many, including myself, received care packages from family and friends. We then settled in, and prepared for a friendship visit at Peter Piper's Pizza (similar to Chuck-e-Cheese). It was a blast! We all had a great time playing games and getting to know some wonderful people. Afterward, we had a little downtime in the dorms, and the few of us under twenty-one spent our night off checking out the campus and grabbing sandwiches at Jimmy Johns...this place is huge! 60,000 students go here from what I've heard. It's 11:30, the latest I've stayed up all trip, and I am absolutely exhausted. Ready to sleep in. Here are some pics of the train and our downtown Phoenix arrival.
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