We've received the first update from the WaBu Cycle Tour (WaBu stands for "Washington or Bust" — Washington state, that is). Read the N&O story that details the teenage boys' journey. To read more updates and see photos from the road, keep an eye on The Chapel Hill News Web site. To donate to the cause or read more about the trip and the crew, go to the WaBu Cycle Tour Web site.
In a nutshell, seven teenage boys and two adult guides are riding cross-country to raise money for the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and to raise awareness about early detection. One of the boys, David Hare, is riding specifically because his mother is a breast cancer survivor. So the cause hits close to home for him.
The crew left Sunday morning: they drove from here to Aberdeen, Md., where they dipped their back tires in the Atlantic Ocean and began their ride.
