Rallying towards Raleigh

Big doings with team RFA tonight, instead of the usual two guys to one undersized bed, the Innkeeper hotel here in Fayettville N.C was nice enough to donate two rooms with a combined four beds...as you can tell it doesn't take much to make us road hardened skaters happy. Although we will undoubtedly miss the camaraderie that comes with having four smelly hockey players turned rollerbladers in one room, the extra space is a welcome relief.

As for our skate today, all went off without a hitch until we hit mile 25 about 10 miles south of Fayettville. At that point we were hit with a smell that nearly became the cause of the trips first wipe outs. The putrid odor came at the hands of trucks carrying what must have been manur or rotting baby diapers. The first one caught Dan and I off guard and as the semi rolled by we were barely able to compose ourselves enough to continue the skate. Although that would not be the last of the rank smelling trucks we were able to better prepare ourselves for the next ones by pulling our shirts over our faces as soon as we saw them approach. The sweaty smell of our unwashed skating shirts was far preferable to that of the trucks. Despite the atrocious smell that was intensified by the 90 plus degree heat we pressed on and arrived in Fayettville around 2:00 pm. We then headed to Methodist College to pick up some food they were nice enough to donate.

Well its 11:00 pm and way past our bed time. Tomorrow we skate into Raleigh where we have numerous events planned and three scheduled TV appearances. Thanks again for all of your support. Stay tuned for more from the RFA team as we continue our mission to raise awareness and funds for those affected by Autism.

Blessings-a-plenty,

Carson S.