6.24.2006
Day 6 - 51.96 miles
Lexington, VA
Though under our hoped for 75 mile per day average, we're confident we're doing fine because today was another very hard hill day (Austin calls it a "mountain day"). We expect to make up time in the upcoming flatlands. As one older gentleman in a Mineral, VA ice cream parlor told us, "Riding across Kansas will be like riding across this table." We actually had the energy to go further today, but were hit by another big storm, and decided to give ourselves our inaugural, once-a-week luxurious indulgence: we're staying at a Country Inns & Suites right off the highway with pool and, luckily for you, free internet. We feel like we're back in America, because we've been out in the country all day. We spent over 30 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which overlooks the Shenandoah Valley (www.blueridgeparkway.org). Unfortunately some good overlooks were cloudy. With lush greens, chirping birds, and thick fog, we felt like we could be in a South American cloud-forest. We reached our highest altitude of the trip so far, and while the climbs were really tough and long (one of them was over 3 miles), we were rewarded with quick, windy, and fun downhills too.
Though under our hoped for 75 mile per day average, we're confident we're doing fine because today was another very hard hill day (Austin calls it a "mountain day"). We expect to make up time in the upcoming flatlands. As one older gentleman in a Mineral, VA ice cream parlor told us, "Riding across Kansas will be like riding across this table." We actually had the energy to go further today, but were hit by another big storm, and decided to give ourselves our inaugural, once-a-week luxurious indulgence: we're staying at a Country Inns & Suites right off the highway with pool and, luckily for you, free internet. We feel like we're back in America, because we've been out in the country all day. We spent over 30 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which overlooks the Shenandoah Valley (www.blueridgeparkway.org). Unfortunately some good overlooks were cloudy. With lush greens, chirping birds, and thick fog, we felt like we could be in a South American cloud-forest. We reached our highest altitude of the trip so far, and while the climbs were really tough and long (one of them was over 3 miles), we were rewarded with quick, windy, and fun downhills too.
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Hi Aust and Jon. I'm so excited for you, but my legs ache just thinking about what you are doing. Aust, Gina and I were in Montauk for most of the week, so I'm catching up on your news. Keep a journal and write an article when it's all over!
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