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Day 107
Souderton, PA I was conflicted about going to church. I wanted to learn about this part of Hadie and Earl’s life, but I had no idea how to dress or behave. I was afraid I’d reflect poorly on them. Mustering my courage, I decided to give it a try. Somehow Hadie washed and pressed my…
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Day 106
Maplewood, NJ to Souderton, PA $5 :: coffee, snacks 102.02 mi :: 8.16 hr :: 34.5 mph :: 12.3 mph :: 6921 mi After breakfast with Rowland I call Grandma Ruth, get Hadie and Earl’s correct phone number, and call them. It turns out htat their schedule works best if I can arrive today. It’s…
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Day 105
Manhattan $55 :: food, tickets Rowland insists on giving me $30, arguing that it is for his own vicarious enjoyment of the city. Ok, ok. He drops me at the train station and heads to work. I’m back in the position of not knowing how things work. I have 4 tickets, 2 for now and…
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Day 104
Greenwood Lake, NJ to Maplewood, NJ $10 :: BF, snacks 41.80 mi ::
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Day 103
Cornwall on Hudson, NY to Greenwood Lake, NJ $10 :: chinese, coffee, snacks 46.87 mi :: 4.25 hr :: 37.6 mph :: 10.5 mph :: 6777 mi I cook oatmeal in my hotel room, tolerating the mundane morning TV just because it’s there. I do a little work on the bike, write, try to make…
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Day 102
Norrie State Park, NY to Cornwall on Hudson, NY $54 :: BF, ice cream, motel room 42.00 mi :: 4.10 hr :: 31.7 mph :: 10.0 mph :: 6730 mi It’s fun riding off the mansion grounds, casual and unobserved at quarter to seven. On the way to Poughkeepsie I peek at the Vanderbuilt and…
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Day 101
Norfolk, CT to Norrie State Park, NY $2 :: coffee, donut 70.21 mi :: 6.16 hr :: 32.7 mph :: 11.1 mph :: 6688 mi I wake up, it’s too light to be night, too dark to be morning, and very cold. The thought of leaving the sleeping bag is unbearable, so I tell myself…
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Day 100
Crystal Lake, CT to Norfolk, CT $12 :: grocs, coffee, snack 57.19 mi :: 5.18 hr :: 37.9 mph :: 10.7 mph :: 6618 mi A cloudy, threatening morning. I say goodby to all my friends at the Del-Arie Campground, promise to stop and see Furly in Florida, and ride off. The goodbye is always…
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Day 99
Northbridge, MA to Crystal Lake, CT $55 :: BF, snack, grocs, campsite 52.16 mi :: 4.43 hr :: 40.5 mph :: 11.0 mph :: 6561 mi During the night I get an idea and can’t sleep. I sit on the clifftop, smoke, and think. The essence of it was that, as Sun built an empire…
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Day 98
Danstable, MA to Northbridge, MA $18 :: BF, lunch, snack 47.11 mi :: 4.04 hr :: 32.4 mph :: 11.5 mph :: 6509 mi Cold, dewy, but sunny morning. At breakfast in Groton, I impress the propietor Carol with my appetite. Everyone else there knows each other. When they learn I’m from Wyoming, they seem…