BETHESDA TO REISTERTOWN, MD 54 MILES, 10.1 MPH, 5:16 BT, 7:00 TO 3:30, (4-36 MPH-2MPH when walking) RAMADA INN ($72) Up early & packed. Bob is dressed like a teacher-rides bike to school. Offers me oj & toast. Hugs all around-hate to leave. Bike trail is 2 blocks from house. Very few people on trail-nice then bumps-lots of steep hills-glad I went to bike shop on way to DC ($10 to have gears adjusted). Reach top speed of 36 mph. Now have problem-rt side is really hurting still from fall. Lot of pressure on steep climbs & bumps. Have to walk-2 mph. Stop at 20 m-ch mk & donuts-30 m for taco. Cold & drizzzle all day. Streets not marked-stand on corner while IA goes back. People just fly by-2 young girls in truck stop to help. Ask for street-get out phone to help me. IA is back. Now major rd construction for last 5 m-groves & more bumps on rd ready to be paved-other side is done. Get to Reistertown-ready to quit- in lot of pain. Check for motel-none close-lots of traffic-no place for bikes. I see Avis/Budget rental across street-tell IA want to rent car to get to motel. BILLY says car is $80-that’s more than motel. Another person who goes out of his way to help. Checks prices of motels (on phone), calls a  cab, lets us leave our bikes there overnight. Thomas takes us to Ramada-old looking on outside but room is very clean & nice. Italian rest. next door-very good. Every day is different-truly blessed for the people that come into our lives.