Miles today: 50.
Split with the other bikers we spent the last couple days with, which was a little sad. Less steep hills (although they definitely made their presence known), and the sun was intense today. Tried to take the opportunity to get rid of my glove tan line, but it didn't work out so much. I figure it's pretty much hopeless. Went through some really cute towns and met some nice people on the way to our destination tonight: a city park in Troutville, 15 miles north of Roanoke. The man who takes care of the park offered to take us with him to an all-you-can-eat buffet for dinner and we had a nice conversation with him about some of the local history. He's a great guy and really went out of his way to make us feel welcome and help us out. I feel really lucky to be meeting all these wonderful people!
Funny/weird moment for the day: chugging my way up a hill, a van pulls up next to me and the window rolls down. The guy driving says, "Hey, man, where y'all headed?" I only had enough energy to tell him "California", and he replied with a very enthusiastic "Alright! Ha-ha-haaa!" before he drove off. It was actually quite hilarious.
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Keep chugging along guys, you'll be there before you know it!! Hopefully your knees will hold out and not give out. Great photos on Lou's blog. Love You.
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