Days 15 and 16: Elkhorn City, KY to Booneville, KY.

Miles on Day 15: 70.
Miles on Day 16: 65.
Total miles: 904.
New max speed(!): 40.9.

Lots more dogs in Kentucky, steep hills and intense sun. Did get one quick thunderstorm, and it actually felt great to get some relief from the sun, but had to stop and wait out the more violent parts in the safety of a gas station cover. Met another cyclist, eastbound. Chris is from England and is traveling from Los Angeles to New York, and he brings our Trans-Am count to 11! Stopped in Hindman and found $4 footlongs at the Subway there. Um... awesome. Stayed last night at Hindman First Baptist Church; had met the pastor's wife in the grocery store and she, a registered dietician, was pretty incredulous about the number of calories I must be burning. They very graciously offered to let us stay in the youth center they have, and we got to spend a night inside. Apart from a few miles on a very trafficky, very dusty, very uphill state road, today wasn't too bad. Staying at another church tonight at a pretty nice camping setup they have out back for cyclists. The four of us have definitely been noticing our appetites catching up to us; we ate two dinners. And two desserts. Exciting things for tomorrow: Berea, meeting up with Matt, and laundry!