Home all safe and sound!

Well, Jenn and I left early to make it back to Atlanta in order to surprise our daughter Erin at summer camp. But the "monkey" on Jenn's back tire continued to challenge us. While loading up ther bikes after a quick continental breakfast at the hotel, we noticed that the rear tire we had replaced the tube in a couple of days ago on the trail, was nearly flat. We were fresh out of spare tubes, so we decided to air it back up when gassing up and see how far we could get. About 40 miles down the road it again went flat! We pulled off the interstate at the next exit and Jenn sat while I went around to the gas stations looking for some fix-a-flat.  I know, I know.... you aren't supposed to use them in tubed tires, but I have used it in the past in a pinch and although it usually won't fix the flat, it will generally slow down the air loss. You see, we were committed to getting back to Erin today, and momma won't be denied. I did find a couple of cans and brought them back to Jenn only to find that it won't reach the air valve due to the spokes..... DAMN! But then the Martin ingenuity took hold. I took the 2 45 degree valve extentions off our front tires and added them to Jenn's rear tire.... IT WORKED. We put a can of fix-a-flat into the tire and stashed the other for future needs and we were off again. We stopped every 50 miles or so and I said a prayer to my mom to keep Jenn safe! The first stop found the tire down about 15 lbs, but by the next stop it was holding, and we scooted back to Atlanta without a hitch!  We surprised Erin, and we were all so happy to see each other again. Jenn got a text message from Daniel at 4:30 that the Martin Bros. were all home safe and sound, so all is well. That is it for now, but I will post some thoughts in a couple of days as soon as we gather our thoughts. All in all, a great trip with some great folks, the bumps, bruises, and cracked ribs will become great stories for another day!