Have I mentioned that the BRC Board of Directors is a deep bench? These are the people I turn to for inspiration, for strength, for advice, and a whole lot more.

I've been keeping a pretty hectic schedule on this tour between the meetings, the rides between, and the sidetracks, so I was glad to have the opportunity to park for a couple of days at Vince Farace's place near Hershey, PA. Vince is a member of the BlueRibbon Coalition Board of Directors. He is also an avid Toyota Land Cruiser enthusiast. Sharing that common interest, I've known Vince for a long time and, more importantly, I value his guidance. Plus, Vince and his wife, Bettie, are just plain good people. It was awfully nice of them to open their home and put me up for a couple days. Thanks guys! I needed that.

Part of the recharge is being able to download a lot of what I have been hearing on this ride with Vince, categorize it, and come up with a plan to improve on what I am doing. That is what Vince does best. He has spent a good portion of his life doing just that, first as a college professor and then as a successful consultant. I/we are lucky to have his expertise at BRC.

Between "discussions" of the tour with Vince, on Saturday (September 1) I also got a really good tour of Hershey, replete with history of the area, including a splash of Milton Hershey. I'm digging that aspect of this ride. I'm discovering all these visionaries and seeing the end product of what they did with it.

Since I realized on Saturday, that I was within just a few miles of Three Mile Island, and within 50 miles of Gettysburg, on Sunday (September 2) I went and paid my respects to a bit more history too. I am glad I did. Would have been just wrong not to. I ended up spending a lot of time at Gettysburg. That was a dark time in our history. You cannot go there and not spend a lot of time. It puts things in perspective in a uniquely moving way.