7 July 2012
Stats for
the day:
Depart
Cleveland, OH 7:50 a.m., arrive New London, OH 5:00 p.m. (est.)
Trip
mileage – 945 miles (est.)
Today’s
mileage – 60 miles (est.)
Time on
bike – 4:45:00 (est.)
Average
Speed – 12.7 mph
Max speed –
30.0 mph
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| Laura and John |
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| Josh & Rachel |
We had an extra special time in Cleveland. Our new friends Laura & John
introduced us to their friends Josh & Rachel, which was fortuitous for us
because Josh is a masterful bike mechanic and wizard of a wheel smith. He agreed to come to L&J’s house to
fix the broken spoke, which was great because that made for a wonderful dinner
party. Of course Bottle had to get
into almost every picture we took.
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| Poor Twodles |
It was a sad sight to see old Twodles on his side and no
wheels. Thank God that no one
thought about the old days when they shot lame horses. I just couldn’t think of doing that to our trusted
steed.
We did have such a fabulous time in Cleveland with
everyone. After dinner, when the
wheel was fixed, Josh and John took Twodles out for a spin and put him through
his paces. They may be hooked on
tandem riding now!
Words can’t express how much we appreciate all that Laura
and John have done for us, and the warm welcome and friendship they have
extended. We love you guys and
hope to see you in New England soon.
The weather predictions weren’t wrong for today; hot and
humid with temps in the high 90’s to 100.
Man, riding in the sun today has been brutal. Everyone we have had the opportunity to speak with has wished us well and
really encouraged us to “stay hydrated.”
At one of our rest stops, under a beautiful old oak next to a barn, the
farm owner came out with two bottles of cold water for us, after seeing us
lounging under his tree. We had a
great conversation with him, once again reaffirming our belief that people are
warm and loving creations.
Our travels today have taken us across any number of
railroad crossings. This shot was
taken at a crossing we did not have to traverse, as we turned just before
it. What we have learned is that
rail traffic is much higher out here than back in the NE. They travel quite fast through the
towns, and carry just about anything.
Trains are a very well utilized form of transportation of goods out this
way. Tony D., this one is for you pal!
Maybe the highlight of the day, or at least Rick’s day, came
when we stopped at a grocery store and saw this massive cow and calf. With Rick’s history of AI, we just
couldn’t pass up a photo op on this one.
He even kept his pose “clean.”
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| Laura's green thumb at work! |
This post is going up early as we have the opportunity to
use the WiFi at McDonald’s about two miles before our campground. That is why the numbers for today are
estimates. They will be updated
and verified tomorrow morning when we come across internet access again.
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