Distance: 71 avg: 11.6
Virginiaaaa~~~~~
Yes, I have made it to Virginia. As I entered the state I was greeted by the Virginian ambassador. He gave me a wreath made of funnel cake and a pet cardinal in a cage. I ate the wreath and got so carried away that I also ate the bird by accident. Mmm…cardinal.
Today was also special because I hit 5,000 miles on my odometer! Including 850 miles of training, I’ve biked a total of 5000 miles in the past four months.
On a gear note, I switched to friction shifting and don’t know why I didn’t before. These hills are intense, and it seems to shift much smoother now!
David overfed me this morning, and I didn’t break for lunch until 4! And when I did break, I found a baptist church with a picnic table. I sat and ate, with noone around. All of a sudden, a giant tour bus shows up with about 100 people, and they are all moving in to stay at the church for a week. I’m getting asked a lot of questions, and a lot of the kids are staring at this crazy man who’s cutting an orange with a big fuckoff knife.
They all came from south Carolina to help repair houses in the town. Today the hillbilly alert went all the way to fuscia, these places were downright scary. These are isolated pockets, I don’t want to sound like the whole area is bad. They need help, and it’s good to see a lot of people doing something to improve these people’s lives.
Only one dog today, and he wasn’t even very big. And the weekend meant no coal trucks. The hills are still a challenge. Loving the downhills, even tho I almost drove off the road today. The danger is what makes it fun! The hills will continue to be a challenge for the remainder of the trip. I’m going to try to stop talking about them. 🙂
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5 responses to “Day 77: Breaks”
You like the Hills. It is fitting. I like Mountains. Don’t stop blogginh about the hills. It is great to hear about your inner perspectives. I bored you about mine when you were a kid. And now you see the diversity of the cultue there. The families in the “Hollows” keep their lifestyle as a tradition. The entrenchment of passing on the lifestyle is not only in our family. Poula works on that same system in Nogales. And it is dificult to move out of it. I did. But it wasn’t easy. I had a lot of help. stay safe love XXXOOOXXX MOM
Glad you were full – that’s our goal. But your “ice cream soup” wasn’t completely consumed by you – thanks to all the greedy cream lovers – the polydactyls! Take care and I’ll try to keep up with you till you finish the trail. You should’ve stayed here two days so you really could get full.
Glad to hear you made it through Kentucky OK. It’s like two different places; east and west KY but I’m glad you got to see them both.
East kentucky was much better than some of the stories I’ve heard. I enjoyed both parts and they ae very distinct. See ya in Phoenix! 🙂
Hehe, you crazy cats!