I’m not going to lie– today was a little rough. A lot of bugs met their death on my arms and helmet today. We found ourselves on a highway frequented by logging trucks and every time they passed us it felt like splinters hitting our bodies. On top of that North Carolina is on a ten day streak of highs over 90 degrees. But as bad as our day may have seemed Ronny’s was worse.

Ronny is the photographer from News 14, a 24 hour news channel here in the Raleigh Durham area. After driving his one-hour commute to work, he arrived to find out that his schedule had been changed without being told. So besides being four hours early to work that meant Ronny would be working late. Normally Ronny could handle that with ease, but today is Ronny’s birthday. He had special plans to hang out with his girlfriend but instead was running around Raleigh chasing the news of the day. One of his assignments– covering us.

On his way to our hotel, Ronny’s live truck overheated. By the time he arrived his day had gone from bad to worse. Hearing his story brought back all of those crazy days I spent as a news reporter– six years worth. Many of my birthdays were ruined by breaking news or ruthless assignment editors. But today I’m seeing it from a much different point of view. So Ronny, if you happen to be reading this, happy birthday! I’m sorry you had to take time out of your special day to meet up with us, but we are glad you did! Thanks for helping to spread the story of 2 Wheels 4 Water.

Here are the pictures of Day four…

Starting Mileage on Day 4

Fairfield Inn of Myrtle Beach

Enjoying a Break in Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC

Ronny from News 14