I was up early and got packed up. Started biking at 7:00. My brother Joe rode with me for a little while. He is the first family/friend to ride with me so far. It was a beautiful morning with clear skies and a temperature of 60. The wind was blowing from the south, so it […]
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I spent a couple of days with my brother, Joe and his family. The first day was a rainy Saturday. I was able to meet up with my old college roommate, Dave. We had a long lunch and it was great to catch up with him. I spent a lot of time reading during the
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I woke up, got ready, and had some time to visit with Barb & Mike before I started biking at 8:00. Another beautiful day for biking. It was almost 60 degrees when I started with clear skies. A slight breeze was going to be behind me most of the day. I made it about 100
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I spent two days with my Aunt Barb and Uncle Mike in Downers Grove, IL. My congestion has continued to improve and is almost gone. Lots of time visiting family. Glad to be here to join in Barb’s birthday celebration. Also to attend Barb’s birthday party with a lot of family. Helped hang some new
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I slept well and my congestion has been getting better each day. I woke up at 5:15 and did my morning routine. After the hotel breakfast, I packed up and was biking at 7:00. It was 55 degrees and sunny to start – perfect for biking. I got back on the Pennsy Trail. It followed
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Woke up at 6:00 and did some of my morning routine. Pat and Gordy made me a wonderful breakfast to fuel me for my day. I had a wonderful stay with them. It was a blessing to be able to get to know them better. After packing up my gear and saying a prayer together,
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Spent a couple of days off of the bike with the Gilbert’s. Gordy and Pat were gracious hosts. They are great cooks and I definitely put back on some of the weight I had lost. They shared a lot of stories about Lena as a kid and I told them several about Alex. It was
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I was up at 5:30. Still congested, but no sore throat. The Inn didn’t offer a breakfast, so after my morning routine I walked five blocks to a breakfast restaurant. After breakfast, I went back to the Inn, packed up and started riding. I was riding around 7:15. It was a great day to ride.
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Woke up still congested, but no sore throat. Skipped the hotel breakfast and just ate a few snacks. I was on the bike by 8:00. The weather was excellent – 60 degrees, sunny, and little wind. I made my way to the Cardinal Greenway and was quickly out of town and out in the country.
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I woke up with a stuffy nose and a sore throat. I think I’m allergic to something in my hotel room, or just Muncie in general. 🙂 Got some OTC allergy medicine from the front desk and walked around town to get some fresh air. Didn’t take long to walk around town. I saw some
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