Started this day in our motel room waiting for the temperatures to climb a bit. It’s 29 degrees here and neither of us really have adequate gear to ride in those temperatures, although we’re good to camp that cold. The prediction for today is 60’s and sun. We’re on the edge of the cool spring. In a couple of weeks things SHOULD be warmer! I am constantly eying the weather when thinking through the next days of riding. I know next Tuesday promises to be wet for example. Things like this, nice to know in the other life, become essential.
Today’s ride came doctor recommended-relaxed pace; wonderful cool sunny day; rural roads; and, plenty of time for lunch. We had a near mishap when Steve missed a turn but it worked out. Today was the first day we ditched the legging and showed off our pale White guy legs! No pictures of this however. We’re’ camping in the local park that has a history of allowing bikers and AT hikers camp. We’ve been parallel with the trail for some time now. A DJ from Roanoke is putting on a free tribute performance he’s called Purple Rain in the little park but nobody has showed for it. He played a few Prince tunes and now he’s stopped. Not much interest in Prince locally I guess. Better sleep for us! Tomorrow we finish the first of the twelve map series the covers the entire route.
Cell phone service or WiFi access may become spotty for awhile as we move into Appalachia.
Steve’s Daily Zen (@dailyzen) pearl is that we must exit our comfort zones because this is where wisdom lives.
3 comments:
I like Stephens Zen Quote. Very true.
lovely country Tom!
Thanks Monica. Most of the people are beautiful as well!
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