104 miles and 2500 feet of climbing. As we were leaving Richmond this a.m. there was a sign on a church that said, “May is God’s Apology for February”. Well that may be true but in my humble she needs to do a bit more repentance! Perhaps we can get Brother Trav to take that one on. I left the motel at 7:15 a.m. and it was a balmy 38 degrees, overcast with 5-8 mph winds out of the East. Ten minutes down the road it started to rain, the same stinging type of rain that we had yesterday. At times it was quite heavy. It rained intermittently throughout the day and never got much above 45 degrees. Towards the end of the day it began to clear up some. Overall it was not as bad as yesterday, but anytime you have to ride all bundled up and damp is not good. My legs felt heavy all day long. I could never get into a good spinning routine. Periodically I would hit a good cadence but before I knew it I was laboring again. Perhaps it was due to the fact that our routine got all messed up when the alarm failed to go off and we got to breakfast ½ hour late. I have mentioned before that I am living a very regimented routine. It makes the whole experience just a little less challenging and it is not good when it gets disrupted.
We crossed into Ohio early in the day. Our route took us on all back country roads and I was able to experience an Ohio I had never seen before. The Ohio turnpike and I-75 do not do this state justice. It was actually a very scenic kind of day with lots of small towns and farms. I really enjoyed it.
Tomorrow we head on over to Wooster. My sister Janel and my outlaw brother, Brother Trav are threatening to come see me. They will give me something to look forward to.
Hello Ohio. We are hoping that you are drier than your neighbor.
Here's a pic of me crossing over I-75
When I saw this sign I was immediately reminded of Leisa and the first time we met ;))
You were not suppose to tell everyone where we really met!!! Have been hiding that secret since 1969! Now someone might ask me what it was like and for the life of me I can not remember a thing (just you).
ReplyDeleteSo there are positive things in Ohio (becides the Trav family)? Hard to believe after the negative perception we have held on to for so many years. Of course I always had the perception that you could not speak before your expresso and now I learn from Daryl that you are a regular chatter box each morning and have not had a shot of expresso since you left Michigan. I am having to abandon many of my previously held opinions.
Leisa
See you in Wooster Mr. Clydesdale Crane!
ReplyDeletehave fun with the trav fam.......good to hear your still feeling good,,,,,,bad to hear you are in Ohio :(
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