Today started off at a decent time. We were packed and ready to leave town by around 8:30. We ate breakfast at McDonald's and headed out. We skipped a large part of the route that went over some sizable hills. Instead of battleing with the hills, we battled a headwind all day...again. Today we learned a pretty valuable skill...teamwork. After taking on the intense headwinds individually for a few hours, we decided to start drafting off the lead rider. It worked well. We were all able to take the lead and push through the wind, and when our energy dulled, we were able to pull back and lessen our air resistance enough to recharge. I feel like this allowed us to go a lot faster, and feel a lot stronger than would have otherwise been possible. We made our way to Marion after a few stops, ate lunch at a Mexican restaurant, and went to Wal-mart and the local bike shop for a few random things. On our way out of town, Jacob felt something odd goin on with his back tire. It turned out the tire tread was ripped and worthless.
So we turned around to get a new tire for his bike at the local shop. Only, it turned out that the bike shop didn't have the size tire that was necessary for his bike, nor any towns close by. AWESOME... I get to rest a little. So, Jacob called a place in Raleigh and had one shipped overnight to the shop. That way we could be on the road the next day. Rob was noticably less than happy, but I could care less. These things are to be expected when you're out in the boondocks.
We spent the night in Hungry Mother State Park. It had a nice restaurant that served beer...always a plus.
It rained really hard as we left the restaurant but it stopped soon thereafter. I learned to try and wait out a storm before putting my tent up. But it was good to learn how to put my tent up when its pouring rain. Hopefully Jacob's tires will be ready tomorrow and we can press on. Rob and I have to climb an awfully long hill to get out of the state park and back to town. About 3 miles of hills it seems...FUN!!
So we turned around to get a new tire for his bike at the local shop. Only, it turned out that the bike shop didn't have the size tire that was necessary for his bike, nor any towns close by. AWESOME... I get to rest a little. So, Jacob called a place in Raleigh and had one shipped overnight to the shop. That way we could be on the road the next day. Rob was noticably less than happy, but I could care less. These things are to be expected when you're out in the boondocks.We spent the night in Hungry Mother State Park. It had a nice restaurant that served beer...always a plus.
It rained really hard as we left the restaurant but it stopped soon thereafter. I learned to try and wait out a storm before putting my tent up. But it was good to learn how to put my tent up when its pouring rain. Hopefully Jacob's tires will be ready tomorrow and we can press on. Rob and I have to climb an awfully long hill to get out of the state park and back to town. About 3 miles of hills it seems...FUN!!
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"ROb was noticeably less than happy"
Hum..now you know what we lived with !!
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