An Eastmanville welcome

On Saturday, the tour came through Eastmanville on their way to Grand Rapids. The Feenstra family set up a cheering squad in front of dad's sister, Jan Everman's, house. My cousin, Janet, sent me some pictures to post.

Here's dad with his parents, John and Joyce Feenstra

Dad's cousin, LaVonne Koedam, is the head cook for the Sea to Sea tour. She stopped to say hi to the family as well.

Dad and Clarence Doornbos (also from LaGrave).

This weekend, dad is resting up at home and getting ready for the final 2 weeks on the tour. Another bicyclist, Hans Van Dooyeweert, has also been staying at his house. I got a chance to talk with him a bit. It turns out he lives quite close to my brother/sister-in-law in the Vancouver area.

It was nice to see dad again and listen to his and Hans' stories and encounters on the road. He said it hasn't quite sunk in yet that he has just biked 3,000 miles. He has lost some weight, despite the fact that every picture I see of him in other biker's blogs, he's either standing in the food line or has a plate of food in his hand. :) I'm told by other bikers that he has not been able to pass an ice cream stand without stopping. Somehow, that doesn't surprise me.

I got some pictures from dad (500 of them to be exact). I still have to upload them and I'll post some of them as soon as I can. Stay tuned!