"At least we had time to parade around the Parthenon in our jerseys..."
by Patrick Burns
Miracle #1: We all arrived in Athens with our bikes unbroken!
We had a quick reunion in the airport before squeezing into a van followed by a quick ride to town. We found Costas ready to let us into our ultra cool indoor/outdoor bohemian rental complete with trees and a sliding roof in order to put our bikes together.
At least we had time to parade around the Parthenon in our jerseys, getting odd looks, lots of questions, and sympathetic looks (mostly at Don) before a quick meal and back to the flat to bike faffe and sleep.
On to ride in the AM!
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
-Tennyson
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ABOUT PATRICK BURNS
Patrick is an emergency medicine physician at Stanford University. He lives in San Francisco but grew up in the Boston area, where he attended medical school at Tufts University. He has been an avid triathlete and ultra-running enthusiast for many years, and has wanted to bike across a continent since 2014 when he hosted the other three in Seattle before launching them on their ride across the U.S. from Seattle to Boston.
