Day 3: 55ish Miles

What a day. I can barely remember the ride today other than the fact that we saw rolling hills and farmland,  passed Monticello, and hill climbed into Charlottesville. At one of the spots,  we were by the Fluvanna Firehouse and one of the volunteer fire fighters was really stoked about what we were doing,  so much so that he wants to host us next year!  Way cool! The weather got hour,  but then it was overcast just at the right time of day when we were on rolling hills.  I couldn't believe how steep the climb was into Cville.
The highlight of the day,  however,  was not just getting to hang out for the afternoon in Cville, but there was a great reception attended by us and some MS patients from the Cville MS Clinic. The event was held at a restaurant called Maya and the food was epic. One of the doctors from the clinic spoke and a few patients stood up and spoke about their experiences,  but all were very grateful for the clinic and our fundraising.
The most heartfelt part of the reception was presenting a check to the clinic for $10,000, providing a patient with funds to install a stairwell chairlift, and a family received a modified minivan. There was lots of cheers, tears, and sincere gratitude coming from both us to the patients for inspiration and thank you's from the patients for our hard work and fundraising. We had a chance to speak to some of the patients who has MS. Each have their own struggles,  some more often than others, but all said their lives have improved by receiving medical treatment from the James Q. Miller MS Clinic here in Cville. It's hard to describe the emotions I felt and yet what I felt must've been a quarter of what the patients and their families living with MS feel.
After the reception i headed to a local church where we are camping for the night. To my surprise,  my sister came to visit with her Great Dane Greta!! What an awesome surprise.  We couldn't hang out too long because we had a group meeting about our big mountain climbing day tomorrow, but it was really fun to come have her meet everyone and show her support.  Sister of the year award goes to Meg!  :)
Ok, finally showered,  so I'm heading to bed.

Photos are from the reception.