This made us want to cry!! We're sitting at the airport hotel in Kansas City, when I get a phone call from one of my best friends, Caleb! I had gotten a message from him earlier that day saying that he had a surprise for me! I was excited to hear about the surprise and even more excited to tell him about how we were coming home!
My excitement quickly turned into a hole in my stomach when Caleb told me about the surprise! Caleb and a lot of our friends back home had thrown a fundraising party at my house called "Mike across America!" They raised about $600 for us to continue our journey because they knew we were running short on cash! WOW! I was heartbroken, speechless, sorry, thankful, and just absolutely blown away! It was too late! We had booked plane tickets, the bike was being shipped, and we were sitting in a hotel waiting on our flight! :( If we had only known ONE day sooner Candace and I would still be on the bike heading toward Virginia! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!!!! :) Even though it didn't work our as planned, we are both extremely grateful to have such amazing friends and family!
And, just wanted to thank EVERYONE who followed our story! Thank you for the support, prayers, care packages, kind words, motivation, and kindness! We definitely couldn't have done any of this trip without y'all!
Until our next adventure,
Mike and Candace
Candy and Mike
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Caleb! How blessed Michael is to have you for a friend!
And for so many years now! The fundraiser story just fills my heart up (even though it breaks my heart, too!) Thanks, also, for watching my 'canine grandchild'...Sadie dog!
Mikey and Candy...I CAN'T WAIT to see pictures, hear stories and just plain see you again and give you hugs.
I love you!
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