Sugar Grove, IL & Aurora Township, IL

The one thing about this trip is it has been planned for a long time... Darrell has taken almost 1 1/2 yrs to plan the route checking it not only once but several times.  There is a plan on how many miles they are going to travel on their route, where they begin their day & where they end it however, everything in between well, it just happens..

Today was one of those days...  Fred & Steph spotted a firehouse so off they went to do some PR work, waved the guys down & there we were visiting with another great group of guys...  Steph got another first...  Up in the bucket she went 104' - can't believe she went all the way to the top.  She event had to make sure of the firefighters first name just in case something happened...  Thank you Jason!!!




We were finally able to get some shots of the top of the trailer to show the great work that Darrell's brother, Dwight did...  343 sign...  Dwight - Thank you so much for the work & getting that on the trailer.





When we left Waterman, IL, Jerry had brought Darrell & Dave a flag that was made from 9/11 & it has the NY skyline with the Twin Towers on the flag.  They wanted Darrell & Dave to take it to NY.  While we were at Sugar Grove they were able to show the firefighters this flag...  Thank You Jerry - what an honor!!

A little further down the road after riding on the V.L. Gilman trail Dave & Darrell stopped at the Aurora Township Firehouse.  Another patch was put on the door to take to New York...

Off to Chicago we go!!