Another big day of cycling, as what we had thought was going to be our somewhat "light" day turned out to be 80 more miles. We were joined by our friend Tim, who drove down Thursday night so he could join us for our ride. We started off through Valley Forge National Park (see the picture to the left), where Richard gave a very brief historical overview, and then headed towards Lancaster, PA. The road was pretty hilly, and we had a nice break at an apple orchard while we fixed a flat tire. We were fortunate to meet our "support crew" - Forest Sonnenfeldt - who met us midway for a much-needed lunch (thanks to our sponsor, Subway sandwiches) and Gatorade refill. Then, we did another 30 miles and found our hotel, had a swim and some liquid refreshment, and relaxation. That's it for today. Tomorrow, we head off for another 85 miles into Maryland! Big thanks to Tim for coming down for the day; unfortunately, he took a somewhat circuitous route on the way back, and ended up doing 107 miles!
2 comments:
wow. you guys are crazy and wonderful. You've got to be to ride your butt's off, in the heat, for 7 hours a day. Or you're just really good friends celebrating KC's great 50yrs of life. Thanks for the jolt of enthusiasm, commitment, and generosity of spirit. your physical prowess is impressive, too. you all inspire me. my love, the home girl
way cool. hoping your journey sparks the awareness all too needed. impressive journey. too bad the folks trying to run this country wont be waiting for you in
DC. they need a bit of worldwide wakingup. keep on peddling.
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