Welcome Home Party for the Touring Terrapin on August 11!!!!

An invitation from the editorial assistant

In the past six weeks, our intrepid terrapin has made FAR more progress on the ground than he has with his blog entries.  Tonight I posted the last two entries he's written ... which gets him all the way to ... June 23rd.  Even though the latest post covers the day he arrived in Colorado, he will COMPLETE the trip on Sunday, August 11!

Bill is not cycling all the way home; in the next few days, he'll complete his trip in Florida.  His start date at Amazon is August 26th and he needs to get organized before he leaves for Seattle.

He's headed toward Gainesville and then on to St. Augustine, where his trusty Trek 520, Amicus Valens, will have his tires ceremonially dipped in the Atlantic.  After Bill and the bike finally hit the ocean, he'll head north to Jacksonville where he'll catch a train to come home to DC.  His dad and several friends are meeting Bill in D.C. to make final leg home with him – 60 miles from Union Station to Huntingtown, MD, via Waldorf.

We're so proud and amazed at this 4,200+ mile journey Bill has taken!  We're really excited to welcome him home, even if it is only for a week and a half. This may be your last chance to see him for a long time, as he's leaving for Seattle some time around August 21st.  So please join us as we celebrate the Touring Terrapin's return!

Bill estimates the trip from Union Station will take about 6.5 - 7 hours, including breaks, and that the group will arrive at our house sometime after 4:00 p.m.  If you'd like to join us for the party, please post a comment here (or on Bill's Facebook page) so I can get a head count.  We're not sure when the cycling group will arrive so, if you definitely want to be here to see Bill arrive, I'd aim to be at our house by 3:45.  You might have to hang out for a while but I'll have beers, wine and iced tea to enjoy while we wait!