Day 96: Pittsburg
Passed the 5,000 mile mark! It has had its ups and downs: Passed from Misery into Kansas (Officially: The Sunflower State. AKA: The Wheat State). It would appear that someone has "
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Dave's 191 Day, 10,000 Mile, North American Cycling Odyssey Documented by Daily Posts.
Day 95: Ash Grove
On the Road: The half way mark, in terms of days on the road, has arrived. And, as of this evening, I have cycled in excess of 4954 miles. Went off route today
Day 94: Marshfield
Today I met Ben in the general store at Ben Davis (just a coincidence). I bought ice cream and a drink and, whilst consuming said products, got into conversation with Ben. He asked
Day 93: Houston
An up and down kind of day in the Missouri, or should that be Misery, Ozark Mountains. Yet more turtles transported by me to the safety of the roadside, rather then left to
Day 92: Eminence
It all started with A Road and, then, in no time you've got N Roads, M and M Road, Double D, KY and 38DD .... It looks as though the locals are
Day 91: Centerville
Today's News Article 1: It rained for the first 18 miles. Article 2: The sun did not bother to make an appearance until I arrived at destination. Accordingly, I wished I&
Day 90: Farmington
.... Phew .... This time I managed, with the assistance of Creed and Sue, our leaders, to cross the Mississippi without incident! Here I am in Illinois, sporting Evel Knievel T-shirt: This is the bridge
Day 89: Chester
Well, there is Children in Need, Comic Relief, Sport Relief, Hand Relief, Water Aid, Live Aid, Band Aid, Lucozade, so why not Kinkaid? I grant you perhaps a little deviant, but if the
Day 88: Carbondale (Rest Day)
The main event of the day was the group (well 8 of 11) haircutting to raise money for the colon awareness charity that Alex is raising money for. This caper has helped to
Day 87: Carbondale
Highs and Lows Today's low occured early in the day. It occurred when it dawned on my that I may need to use the campsite's outhouse for my morning
Day 86: Dixon Springs State Park
Today we crossed into the State that is Illinois: The Land of Lincoln, or the Prairie State. To get to Illinois from Kentuky we had to cross the Ohio river. Unfortunately there was
Day 85: Marion (United Methodist Church)
We only have approximately 12 more miles to go before we enter the State of Illinois. So the question I have to ask is, having crossed through the State of Kentuky why is
Day 84: Utica (Fire Station)
Two Amish girls cycling on a Sunday morning: Sue arrived this afternoon. Therefore, because until then we only had Creed to lead us and he had to drive the van, I volunteered to
Day 83: White Mills (Christian Church)
Ferry at Green River: Today was a totally awesome absoluely fantastic 150 mile cycle ride to White Mills via Mamouth Cave. Also passed within 49 miles of Glasgow (Ky). Met Richard from said
Day 82: Bardstown
So the Bourbon tasting turned out to be a promotional evening forJim Beam. We had: Single Barrel Signature Craft (12 year old) Signature Craft Rare Spanish Brandy Knob Creek Smoked Maple Hornitos Black
Day 81: Harrodsburg
Today's Wow (words of wisdom) moment: So the thunderstorms past us by, but there was rain early morning, which delayed play. Eventually left camp at 9am with no rain, but very
Day 80: Berea (Rest Day)
A most relaxing day off of the bike centred around my stomach! A varient of eggs benedict and orange juice for breakfast. Followed shortly thereafter by a coffee. For lunch it was beef
Day 79: Barea
Phew, only 1 dog event today: Chased by a pair of black labradors. So yesterday I passed the 4,000 mile mark, only about 6,000 to go. Also, it transpires that we
Day 78: Booneville
Only chased by 9 dogs today, including two events that consisted of 2 dogs at once. I have not included the 3 puppies that made a half hearted attempt to run after me!
Day 77: Hindman
Today we passed into Kentuky (The Bluegrass State) and yes I was chased by dogs: one fat old thing, which kind of waddled after me (perhaps it reminisced of passed glories after seeing
Day 76: Breaks Interstate Park
Yet another great day of cycling. Accordingly I have come to the conclusion that based on my 500 miles or so of cycling in Virginia that it is a great place to cycle,
Day 75: Elk Gardens (Church)
So each day one of the tour leaders rides sweep. That is, they leave camp after a reasonable period of time and ride the route with the aim of ensuring that we all
Day 74: Damascus (Rest Day)
A relaxing day, catching up with blog (very little wifi opportunities over the past few days). Currently in Mojoe's Coffee Shop, and at 2pm we shall be off to visit Abingdon.
Day 73: Damascus
On the road to Damascas today, and what a very scenic road it is, including some steady climbing and in excess of 12 miles of decent. We are staying at a "trail