Arrival in Connecticut - AJ
Posted by ajmoreland | Filed under Uncategorized
Hello everyone from East Hartford Connecticut. Ryan and Amy have riding hard on the road pedaling 165 miles so far and look for their blogs real soon. As for me, I just flew in yesterday and no bumps in the road on the flight over, well except for my “random” search going through security at Pensacola Airport. Once in Hartford after a switch in Atlanta, I was greeted by an operations supervisor from the Ambulance Service of Manchester. I want to give a great big thanks to Mike Bova and his group for treating me to lunch, training, and also coordinating my transportation. It was great to meet a good group of Paramedics and EMT’s from Manchester and some great hospitality. They were very receptive to my presentation about the bike ride. After I arrived at our host hotel I quickly put my bike together, thanks to Julie and Confessor of the Sheraton Hotel, and impatiently waited for the riders to arrive. Once they did, it was like a family reunion, lots of old faces and some new ones. I was able to hitch a ride to a local Mexican restaurant, Margarita’s, where I enjoyed food and some catching up with old friends. Going to bed last night I had to prepare myself mentally not only on the physical aspect of this ride, but also the emotional side. Now on my second year of this ride, I have come to realize the importance of what we do and why. Enduring the few miles of pain during biking is a symbol of trade to those that sacrificed everything. I hope to honor my fellow EMS’ers in the most respectful way I can. That being said, I am just about to head out on the road in about 30 minutes. Check back tonight for a blog about being on the road.
May 17th, 2010 at 10:10 am
A.J. ride proudly as i know you will and thanks for having such a caring demeanor in your venture. You are touching many lives in your efforts and im proud to have such a great young man as my son. Love you and ride safely. DAD