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The theme for today is: “It's hard to be grumpy if you doing something
you really love"
The ride for today was 63 miles. We left the campground at 7:30 after
having breakfast. The temperaur was cool enough that I was wearing a jacket.
The sky had some clouds, but it didn't look like rain.
The first stop was after only 7 miles at a drive in coffee shop called Brew
Ha Ha Coffee House. It was about 8AM. As usual, the riders
practically swamped the place. The pace of our riding is slowing down almost
daily as we're trying to milk as much time out of each day as possible.
Pictures we taken as we stayed much longer than necessary for a latte. While
talking with Fred's daughters, Brett and Amber, I learned an important lesson.
It seems that when Fred is home, he's grumpy all the time. We were surprised
about this because all summer long we never saw Fred in a grumpy mood.
Brett and Amber explained that "it's hard to be grumpy if you're doing
something you really love". Maybe that explains why as a group we're getting
along so well, we're all sharing what we love to do.
By 9AM we set a new record. 10 miles by 9AM. The fewest number of miles
that we've ever done by 9AM.
The picnics stop was at mile 41 in Harrisville. We got there by 11:20
and back on the road by 12:30.
The entire bike trip has been in such rural areas, that we often run into
general stores. In the west the stores were typically convenience stores
located in gas station, but this week they have been the type of general store
that is part of a bygone era. The small white wooden store that has
served the community for ages. we stopped at Yearbecks General Store at
mile 58 for cokes. It was only 1:45 in the afternoon, no clouds in the
sky and the temperature was perfect, maybe mid 70's.
The final miles to Star Lake was were uphill but not too steep. We pulled
into the Star Lake Campus by 3PM. Set up our tents then went exploring
the campus. The campus reminded me more of a summer camp rather than a
school. I found a group of other riders stretched out on the floating
dock in the lake. I soon joined them basking in the sun like seals on jetties.
It was so relaxing! We were also allowed to play with the school's water
toys as well. They had kayaks and sail boats to choose from. It was just
a great time.
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