July 19

July 19, 2013

 

Packed up the bikes and rode in the car back to the route where we left it yesterday.  Started riding about 6:50.  Ride was a little more hilly than yesterday.  In cycling terms that means some good climbs.    Several dawgs.  Problem with the dawgs is the person ahead rides through and pulls the dawgs out and the second person gets nailed.  Jerry hates me today.  Had pancakes and coffee in the Village Café in Burgin, pop 965.  Talked to some of the patrons, and they were very nice.  Maybe our opinion of Kentuckians will change.  We went through Harrodsburg just before that.  They had a café called the Blue Moon for future reference, but it didn’t open until 10:00, summer hours.  Rode through Herrington Lake.  Lots of boats.  Noticing that a lot of the state parks in Kentucky have golf courses.  Last couple of miles into Berea were flat   .  Nice to have some flat and some tail, as in tailwind.  And again, we have a beautiful state.  We just take it for granted.

Got to Berea and met Jack and Teri who were already in town.  We were able to store our bikes in the Boone Tavern until Sunday.  Then all hell broke loose.  Mary called me and suggested that she come and pick me up and bring me home and she would drive me back on Sunday.  We have an MPS event on Saturday and she and the girls were going to attend and get to Berea late on Saturday.  She thought this would work better with getting to spend more time with family.  So I agreed.  Then Jerry thought maybe he would do the same thing.  So we were able to cancel our rooms for Saturday night and we’re now on our way home in the van heading toward  NKy.  We will come back on Sunday and begin riding on Monday morning heading for Yorktown.  It should take us about 10 days.  We have about 750 miles over some good climbs.  Last couple days are flat heading for the Atlantic and our ultimate goal.

Back on Monday.

Jeff, Jerry, Jack, and Sue