I know, right? You'd think the midwest was really flat. Wrong. It was cute at first, the rolling hills, but today there were STEEP hills. No big deal though, it was a fine 86 mile ride...we were just surprised, that's all.
We left Seymour, IN around 8 this morning and headed west to Linton, also in IN. It was an absolutely beautiful day today -- low 80s and a sunny cloudless sky with abundant greenery. Several stops in the morning (pictures with hay barrels, mainly) resulted in riding in late to lunch, but luckily there were still some cold cuts left over. Geoff's fam had been nice enough to buy some real lunch (as opposed to the normal chocolate and marshmellows on hamburger buns or leftover spaghetti). We also had some Graeter's, left over from last night when Carrie's parents drove 2 hours from Cincinnati to give us one more final chance at Graeter's YUM. After lunch we had a 41 mile ride into Linton, and several of us were absolutely dying because of the huge mass quantity of food we had just consumed. Becca and I made a stop 3 miles in, running into Roshan and Erin, then the 4 of us ran into Mary and Kelly 11 miles in, and then stopped yet again with 12 miles remaining at the Dairy Queen in Bloomfield. Finally though we made it to Linton, home of the largest 4th of July celebration in Indiana. Some of us are headed down to the fair this evening, taking advantage of the late midwestern sun (last night it set around 945 and we are even further west in the Eastern time zone, totally psyched for a longer day!).
Tomorrow should be easy (HA) -- only 60 or so miles (so the way our cue sheets work, i.e. they're always about 10 miles short...we should only have 70). The next day is something like 99, and I'm sweeping, so I'll be bringing up the rear with Jerrod, making sure all other riders are ahead of us and taken care of (tires ok, bikes ok, bodies ok, etc).
Until then--
3 comments:
Dear Kaley: We are becoming addicted to following the online journals of the P2SF team and your blog! Thanks to everyone for keeping the outside world up to date. Great news that "boring" means to accidents, no hospitals, etc. Wondering exactly when you cross from Eastern Time to Central Time. Probably between Linton, Indiana and Taylorville, Ill. But for you guys I guess it doesn't really matter, does it? Hope you are taking lots of photos! Travel safely. All of our love to you! DAD
P.S. OK, here is inspirational line of the day: "Contrary to most contemporary rules, success is not achieving the goal. Success is knowing at least some of the steps we must take to achieve the goal...and then starting out."
As Dad said, Love reading about your travels!! And very happy to see your pic of the Wabash River!! Great midwest memories of my childhood!
Stay safe and enjoy the fireworks!
Love, Mom
kale great to read about yr adventures, makes me feel like i am there. have a happy 4th of july and stay away from johnny no thumbs lov,e ak
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