Merril and his friend Ryan R. decided to qualify for another Iron Butt Association's long distance rides: ride from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in less than 50 hours. They flew out to Savannah, GA and purchased bikes on the east coast. Ryan's wife, Kim, is currently battling breast cancer and I'm amazed he was able to go.
They collected water and sand from the ocean.
They ate dinner in Panama City, by the gulf of Mexico, and decided to go for a quick swim. Neither of them brought a swim suit but Ryan had boxer briefs and so Merril borrowed some. A true friend will lend you underwear.
Ryan took a lot of pictures and as a result, I have a lot of Merril. He's on the red and grey BMW in the background.
They finished in San Diego, CA at 49.5 hours. They took a little too much time the first day so had to bust it the second day to make it.
But they weren't even home yet! After reaching California, they still had to ride home! It was 3,000 miles on a bike before they made it back! Merril said it was one of the hardest things he's ever done.
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