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What
a great day of bicycling, almost perfect weather! After a great night's sleep in the Iroquois Community Center and a nice big breakfast,
it was off to Odell as my destination where Andrea would meet and pick me up
for a short visit home. Knocked out 65
miles in little over half a day, felt strong to the end, wind was at my back
most of the way. So wonderful to see
Andrea and Maggie, and what a treat being home this evening! Left my bicycle in Washington, Illinois, for a much needed
refitting and service after doing close to 1000 miles, much of it on dirt and
gravel roads. The chain was completely
worn out; new brakes and a much needed adjustment to the gear system were in
order as well. All in all, my bicycle
performed magnificently and I've become quite attached to it, carrying on long
conversations with "Traveler" as we roll through the miles hours
after hour, after hour, after hour... SO WONDERFUL TO BE HOME
FOR A SHORT VISIT!
For
those of you following the Spot Buddy, you can see exactly where I was picked
up, to where we traveled to have the bike serviced, and what route we took to
get home. I forgot to turn the darn thing off...darn tattletale anyway!
After
not being in an automobile for a month, it was quite an experience traveling at
65 miles an hour... A lot for the brain to process at that
speed.
