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Day 121
Bridgewater, VA to Gladstone, VA 7465 mi Linda gets up, makes coffee, and graciously allows me to photograph her in her bathrobe as I’ve forgotten to take any pictures here. I try putting some hot coffee in my insulated water bottle, and discover the extremely pleasant sensation of riding through the cold morning while taking…
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Day 120
I get up and make myself breakfast, as I was instructed. I have cereal, donuts, and a bagel with cream cheese. I feel a little awkward, mostly due to Robert who is too busy to really acknowledge my presence. I’m more at ease around Linda and Jonathan. At Bridgewater College library I pore through old…
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Day 119
Shenandoah NP, VA to Bridgewater, VA 7386 mi God, what a morning! At last, the Appalachians reveal themselves to me. In the frosty cold, my first view west reveals mottled orange and yellow hills, warmed on one side by a blanket of morning sun. The road sings to me, the cold air refreshing me, creating…
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Day 118
Orlean, VA to Shenandoah NP, VA 7312 mi Gorgeous morning. I hardly care where I go, it feels so good to be on the road. Cold from the air, heat from the sun and the work, fairy-tale visions shining in the yellow morning light. I blissfully sail down an anonymous road, but the left brain…
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Day 117
Mt. Vernon, VA to Orlean, VA 7259 mi I wake up to rain, and the now familiar dread of breaking camp in it. It’s never as bad as I think it will be. It’s a strange morning’s ride. I make sure to not make the same mistake that took me to Taco Bell last night.…
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Day 116
Patuxent River St Pk, MD to Mt. Vernon, VA 7195 mi I think my meditating gave me a blast of energy that woke me up. Or maybe it was the thirst. Or the honking ruckus of flying geese echoing through the valley. I watched the 1/4 moon cross the sky. I thought about my relatives’…
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Day 115
Madonna, MD to Patuxent River St Pk, MD $13 :: breakfast, map 61.50 mi :: 5.05 hr :: 36.1 mph :: 12.0 mph :: 7127 mi Heavy rain through the night, but it lets up before morning. A short ride into a small town, I stop to buy a Virginia map, and grin at my…
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Day 114
Lancaster, PA to Madonna, MD $0 :: no purchases 61.74 mi :: 5.14 hr :: 44.1 mph :: 11.7 mph :: 7066 mi Grandma Leenie made french toast for my last breakfast with her. She also gave me a book, The Case for Christ. I had already read a bit of it (the conclusions) out…
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Day 113
Lancaster, PA $31 :: dinner, present for Leenie, pie for Pete, postage This morning I breach the topic of religion. I explain that I’m not in a position to understand many of the Christian messages that I receive because I don’t have the background for it. I do think, however, that in my experiences I’ve…
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Day 112
Lancaster, PA I get to know Eileen better as we work together fixing computer troubles, doing laundry, making breakfast, exploring the web, picking up her friend’s car, running errands, and talking nonstop the entire time. Leenie tries to convince me to visit New Zealand, showing me her book of photos from her visits there. I…