Day 9: Rest day in Tucson

Today was our first day off since the start of our ride on April 1st. But don't let that fool you, it was still a very eventful day indeed. It started with three of our riders, Jeff, Sam and Adam heading off on yet another 50 mile bike trek to the national state park in the outskirts of Tuscon; as if our daily average of 75 miles wasn't enough for them.

After completing our morning routine of packing, the rest of the team headed off to our event for the day. This time we set up a table on University of Arizona's campus. Aside from the sweltering heat that drained all the energy out of each of us, we had the honor of hosting our very own Abercrombie Model (aka Pete with his shirt off) to attract all the college women to listen to our cause.

At the strike of noon, our three riders returned from the national park making a grand entrance towards our booth in full R4WH attire. Once reunited we traveled together to a lecture hall where myself, Katie and Tim presented our first lecture to the medical students of U of A.

With the conclusion of our lecture, more than half of our group decided to visit the Sonora Desert Museum. Here we spent more than two hours looking at snakes, scorpions, coyotes, different types of birds and plants, and my favorite, the adorable sea otter.

At the end of our journey to the musuem, we all traveled to a mall strip where we broke up into individual groups to dine within different restaurants. I personally craved a gyro from the greek restaurant, which completely appeased my appetite by the end of the meal.

While most of us went to sleep at a reasonable time, I  decided to spend the night out with Jen and Travis visiting a few pubs on 4th avenue to see the night life in Tucson. After a few drinks, a little bit of pool as well as trying Arizona's famous hot dogs, we all decided to call it a night and head back to our sleeping bags for the long, yet exciting adventure that awaits us tomorrow. Good night!
-Roshan