This morning I guess Tim had a hard time waking me up. We are in a new time zone, so it's really 5 am, not 6 am! The fact that I had fallen asleep really early did nothing to help. Tim decided after various pokes and tickles that Mr. Nice Guy was going to leave and he deflated my mattress. Sad.
So about 20 or so minutes after everyone woke up, we finally emerged from our tent. We were really slow and lethargic but we're better at packing and getting on the road and before 7 AM came around, we were on our bikes and the first ones on the road! It was kind of neat because it's interesting to see how we are slowly transforming into this lifestyle. Yesterday, we noticed that there was a family doughnut store that was open from 6:30 - 11:30 AM so we biked up in hopes of a breakfast....but they weren't open. We continued on our way. The mornings are really cold so I was bundled up in long sleeves, and rain jacket and pants and as it warmed up I had to stop every 5 minutes to take another layer off. We had a long day ahead of us; there were places to stay after a 50 mile ride, or an 80 mile ride. We are tired of not biking more than 67 miles so we decided to go for an 80 mile day. The terrain was actually pretty fun; short quick uphills and downhills and some flats in between. I was a little pee-pants again and had to stop at every gas station. I searched for Ale-8-1 everywhere but couldn't find any. We had a nice breakfast sitting in the sun outside one gas station. When we got back on the road, the terrain stayed nice throughout the day. I really enjoy days like these where the ride is nice, the roads don't have a ton of litter and junk on the sides, and where it is sunny with blue skies yet not too hot. We stopped for lunch at a diary bar after around 32 miles and I had another double cheese burger and Tim got a chili dog. We shared spicy fries and a hot fudge sundae, YUM. It was well priced, so we were content. I had to be a pee-pants at another bathroom. It's weird because I don't drink nearly as much water as Tim, but I have to pee a lot more often. Oh well. Later in the day, in the search for more Ale-8-1 at another gas station, the lady at the counter informed us that Ale-8-1 is a local, eastern KY thing, so we were out of it's range. Sad! We got Mountain Dew Voltage instead, which is raspberry and citrus flavors. It was also good. I guess they made three new flavors and you have to try them all and vote on which on you want. We got back on the road....and of course, pee-pants struck again. We were really close to our destignation so we stopped at a gas station to get donuts, and melon ring candies. They were bland, so peach rings are much better. We got back on the roads and 10 miles later we pulled up at a really nice church. We were greated by the pastor who led us around and said we could stay in the youth section of the church, which has a shower, bathrooms, kitchens, rooms to sleep in, ping pong, etc. He said his wife would make us and Marc and Dennis dinner at 6 PM. We cleaned up, showered, checked our email, got startled by loud trains, and around 6 we all headed over to the pastors house for dinner. His wife's name is Violet and she is a really nice, personable person. She made some delicous ribs, mashed potatoes, butter beens, steamed veggies, butter beans, fresh onions and strawberry pie. It was nice to have a well made home cooked delicious dinner with lots of fruits and vegetables. She also made some good sweet tea, and did our laundry for us. Tim played the piano in the church, and he was very happy about that.
So about 20 or so minutes after everyone woke up, we finally emerged from our tent. We were really slow and lethargic but we're better at packing and getting on the road and before 7 AM came around, we were on our bikes and the first ones on the road! It was kind of neat because it's interesting to see how we are slowly transforming into this lifestyle. Yesterday, we noticed that there was a family doughnut store that was open from 6:30 - 11:30 AM so we biked up in hopes of a breakfast....but they weren't open. We continued on our way. The mornings are really cold so I was bundled up in long sleeves, and rain jacket and pants and as it warmed up I had to stop every 5 minutes to take another layer off. We had a long day ahead of us; there were places to stay after a 50 mile ride, or an 80 mile ride. We are tired of not biking more than 67 miles so we decided to go for an 80 mile day. The terrain was actually pretty fun; short quick uphills and downhills and some flats in between. I was a little pee-pants again and had to stop at every gas station. I searched for Ale-8-1 everywhere but couldn't find any. We had a nice breakfast sitting in the sun outside one gas station. When we got back on the road, the terrain stayed nice throughout the day. I really enjoy days like these where the ride is nice, the roads don't have a ton of litter and junk on the sides, and where it is sunny with blue skies yet not too hot. We stopped for lunch at a diary bar after around 32 miles and I had another double cheese burger and Tim got a chili dog. We shared spicy fries and a hot fudge sundae, YUM. It was well priced, so we were content. I had to be a pee-pants at another bathroom. It's weird because I don't drink nearly as much water as Tim, but I have to pee a lot more often. Oh well. Later in the day, in the search for more Ale-8-1 at another gas station, the lady at the counter informed us that Ale-8-1 is a local, eastern KY thing, so we were out of it's range. Sad! We got Mountain Dew Voltage instead, which is raspberry and citrus flavors. It was also good. I guess they made three new flavors and you have to try them all and vote on which on you want. We got back on the road....and of course, pee-pants struck again. We were really close to our destignation so we stopped at a gas station to get donuts, and melon ring candies. They were bland, so peach rings are much better. We got back on the roads and 10 miles later we pulled up at a really nice church. We were greated by the pastor who led us around and said we could stay in the youth section of the church, which has a shower, bathrooms, kitchens, rooms to sleep in, ping pong, etc. He said his wife would make us and Marc and Dennis dinner at 6 PM. We cleaned up, showered, checked our email, got startled by loud trains, and around 6 we all headed over to the pastors house for dinner. His wife's name is Violet and she is a really nice, personable person. She made some delicous ribs, mashed potatoes, butter beens, steamed veggies, butter beans, fresh onions and strawberry pie. It was nice to have a well made home cooked delicious dinner with lots of fruits and vegetables. She also made some good sweet tea, and did our laundry for us. Tim played the piano in the church, and he was very happy about that.
Time with Tim!
We managed to leave camp first this morning, even though we woke up 45 minutes after everyone else. I deflated Perry's air mattress, which she wasn't thrilled about, but she wasn't waking up otherwise. Today was rather routine until we got close to the Church at Sebree. Their church is beautiful and they have a youth area that they open to Cyclists for free. There is a shower, ping pong, full kitchen, everything! We get to the church and the pastor comes out to greet us. He shows us around and then said to come to their house at 6 PM with an appetite and dirth laundry. So while we are eating, his wife does our laundry too! Dinner was real good with potatoes, ribs, veggies, cornbread, strawberry pie, and butter beans. On this singular table I saw more food groups than I had seen at all the grocery stores in the state of Kentucky combined. After dinner, I played the piano in the chapel, which was a nice Yamaha baby grant. I then annihilated Perry in fooseball and then took Dennis on in ping pong.
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