So, I'm going to try and type this as fast as possible, as this keyboard in the YMCA in Norcross GA has an awkward spacing and these typos are occurring fairly frequently. Reminds me of typing on a Mac. First off, my right achilles is healing, hopefully. I think I strained it on the ride into Greenville, SC where we took a 10 mile detour. fun. We got a tour of the Hincapie headquarters there, and met with several of the higher ups who make this trip happen, they were all wonderful people. I was amazed at how bustling Greenville was for how remote it is from any other major city. Apparently Michelin and BMW have their US headquarters there, and they employ the majority of the town. I haven't been taking a lot of pictures, though the ones I have I think have been pretty good. Lots of long exposures from Charleston that came out well.
What else, what else... Athens GA was an interesting, though topographically challenging city. Our host was amazing, as was the host in Hartwell. I think I'm actually eating better on this trip that I used to feed myself. Today's dinner was brisket and baked beans, both incredibly savory. Wake up is at 0630 tomorrow as the mileage is supposed to be about 80 and the hills long and steep. Rumor has it there is a solid mile climb on tap, hopefully the grueling rides I went on in Denver will come in handy tomorrow and my achilles will continue to strengthen. We found a large lake when we were on Monck's corner, and went swimming in Hartwell, GA as well. Got caught in a torrential downpour on the ride into Greenville where we tacked on a 10 mile detour. There was in fact some double dutch beneath the gas station canopy. I was hoping to type some more, but I need to go arrange my things for tomorrows ride, and my derailleurs need some adjusting if were going to be climbing all day.
I also buzzed my hair off, it was getting to be entirely too hot. Natalie isn't very skilled with a set of clippers, and I find myself still cutting some of the longer hairs she missed with a knife.
That's all for now I suppose. Thanks for reading.
Hi Michael - Katie here. I'm busy watching the blue bar creep across the screen as I'm downloading something big from Autodesk and thought I'd check out your blog in the meantime. I hope you're having a great trip. Keep writing and post some pictures. I'm surprised you can't manage that on your Zube :)
ReplyDeleteMichael, that book by donald miller was incredible, pick it up, he doesnt talk at great lengths about his time on the bike but I think you would enjoy it. hope your feeling refreshed and renewed ready for the hard days ahead! -Lauren
ReplyDeleteMike it's so cool to see your daily progress and hear about the sights and sounds. Look forward to your news over the next 81 days! Love ya, Aunt Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible adventure this is. I have this page bookmarked now. I hope you're getting plenty of use out of that gorilla pod.
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