We woke up after getting to bed pretty late last night surprisingly well rested and had a good breakfast with cereal, bagels, and coffee. Ian gave us all T-shirts from his pig roasts which is what were all wearing in the photo. After taking pictures we were on our way. We went into the town of Buckhannon to the Walmart to buy some more patches and tubes. Steve also bought a new phone that he could put his sim card into. We then were finally on our way for real. Once we passed Elkins the mountains really started to get bigger and steeper. We went over the Eastern Continental Divide which felt good to go over but we knew there were still more mountains to ride. We made our way to Seneca Rocks for lunch which happened to be at 3 in the afternoon and around mile 66. We were all amazed at the beauty of West Virginia and our thoughts of the state really began to change from our preconceived notions. We ate lunch at a small Restaurant and set out out for Petersburg where we thought we had a couch surfing home to stay at but it just so happened that the home we were trying to go to was in Petersburg Virginia and not West Virginia. So once we got into town we had to knock on some doors to try and find a place the old fashioned way. The second house we knocked on told us they didn't really want us in the yard but new a place near their business that we would be able to sleep. So we set up tent there and went out to eat at a local place he suggested and then went to McDonald's to use wifi and buy more food. Lyle and Jody were at McDonald's and made it back just in time before the rain started to come down with and real consistency. Luckily Steve was back at the tent getting everything covered from the rain and the tent all set up. We went to sleep to the sound of raindrops gently falling on our roof.
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