Easy day to the capital
3 May - Oak Hill-Charleston: 50s, cloudy -> ~70, partly cloudy; 9:45-3:40, 50.0 miles
Maybe yesterday was my typical 9th day funk, coming a day late. As usual, I bounced back strongly with a great day.
From Oak Hill we headed north on Hwy 61. Again we chose well, and the road traveled through a narrow forested canyon - with only one climb of note, a mile-long hill requiring nothing near the lowest gear. As we approached Charleston, the road ran through urban sprawl, but the flat route served us well.
In Charleston we stayed with Bob and Brenda Wilson, a couple that Valerie Strege had connected me with. Bob whipped us up a wonderful vegetarian dinner, then whisked me off to a Toastmasters meeting. There I met Valerie, whom I had conversed with via email after finding her name on the Toastmasters website. Her group welcomed me, and enjoyed the speech I'd prepared. Valerie then returned me to the Wilsons' home, where we had a stimulating discussion on Affluenza and sustainable lifestyles, and Bob remisced about his days in the '60s living in a commune.
Maybe yesterday was my typical 9th day funk, coming a day late. As usual, I bounced back strongly with a great day.
From Oak Hill we headed north on Hwy 61. Again we chose well, and the road traveled through a narrow forested canyon - with only one climb of note, a mile-long hill requiring nothing near the lowest gear. As we approached Charleston, the road ran through urban sprawl, but the flat route served us well.
In Charleston we stayed with Bob and Brenda Wilson, a couple that Valerie Strege had connected me with. Bob whipped us up a wonderful vegetarian dinner, then whisked me off to a Toastmasters meeting. There I met Valerie, whom I had conversed with via email after finding her name on the Toastmasters website. Her group welcomed me, and enjoyed the speech I'd prepared. Valerie then returned me to the Wilsons' home, where we had a stimulating discussion on Affluenza and sustainable lifestyles, and Bob remisced about his days in the '60s living in a commune.
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