Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Day 35: Hello West Virginia

This morning we awoke to the sound of frying waffles and the crispy crunch of cereal in a bowl. Ralph had cooked us up a delicious breakfast that inlcluded not only waffles and cereal but eggs, bannannas and grapes as well. After saying our goodbyes to Ralph we headed out down highway 50 with goal of making it to Athens by lunch. The road had been badly beaten by constant barrage of heavy trukcks had left it incredibly rough. The slight upward grade didnt seem to phase us as we wound through the rolling hills of southern Ohio. We stopped at a gas station in McArthur where we were enticed by the 3 for $1 little Debbie Snack deal. Our brief snack got us regeared as we headed out back down the road. Around sixty miles we rolled into Athens, the home of Ohio University. After much debate we decided to eat our packed lunch on the lawn of the beautiful campus. Steve headed out to find the local bike shop because all of his goat chasing and hiking had worn his cleat down so much that they needed to be replaced. After getting his shoes fixed we continued on our journey to West Virginia. The bridge that crossed the Ohio River and welcomed to the new state was an amazing sight. We made a call to Mary our couch surfing host and she guided us too her apartment where we immediatly decided to rest. After showering Mary offered us an amazing chicken parmesian dinner accompanied with a wholesome salad. We enjoyed Mary's hospitality and played the electronic banking edition of Monopoly late into the night. Tonight sleep will come easily for us after a long day.
Miles 103, 70 degrees







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