Big Mike posing with the welcome message by the Pineland Regional High School the day of May 17th.

Bike Mike at Recreation Station in Toms River. It is lunch on May 17th, 2003. My friend Jim took this for me.

A cyclist took this shot of Big Mike on the Route 37 bridge. One lane is closed to cars. So the MS bikers can cross from Seaside Heights to Toms River lunch on May 17, 2003.

Big Mike photo of a friend at the first rest stop on May 17, 2003. Rest stop is at Seven President Park.

Eating lunch at the Recreation Station in Toms River on May 17, 2003. The Rec Station is on Main Ave.

A couple of cyclist coming over the top of Route 37 bridge. HUFF....HUFF....HUFF....HUFF!! Oh...you can see a couple of orange cones.

Here are two of my long time friends. We use to live on the same street. They come to see me almost every year in May on the bike tour. My friends came to see me in Toms River lunch on May 17, 2003. It is great to have wonderful friends like them. Love them a lot. (smile)

Big Mike getting ready to take off from the second rest stop on May 17, 2003. Look at the flag. We have tail wind. That was the best thing on the first day of the tour.

Bike Mike here at the first rest stop on May 17, 2003. Which is called Seven President Park.

Big Mike took this shot of himself on top of the route 152 bridge. Behind Mike to the right is the next bridge to cycle on. It been a couple of years since the tour course took route 152. May 18, 2003.

Big Mike with the motorcycle support guys. Making things safe along the route. Making sure we are going the right way. Thanks guys !!!

Big Mike is nearing the finish line. He took this shot of two cyclist heading towards the finish line at the US Coast Guard Station in Cape May, NJ on May 18, 2003. Oh....the weather was light rain.

Photo of MS volunteers packing the bikes below the bus. Wrapping all the bikes up first. As you can see the brown wrappers on the ground. My bike did not fit. So they put my bike on the school bus. This is at the finish line at the US Coast Guard Station in Cape May, NJ on May 18, 2003. It was drizzling out.

5 miles to go. This shot was taken right by the Garden State Parkway exit 58. The bikers cruising on by on the newly paved route 539. No worry about loose rocks or potholes. Taken on May 17, 2003.

Bike Mike on route 539. Only have about 5 miles to go before reaching Pineland Regional High School for the day. Heading towards Tuckerton. May 17, 2003.