DAY 26 (5/11-WED)REISTERTOWN, MD to MARIETTA, PA 82 MILES

REISTERTOWN, MD to MARIETTA, PA  82 M, 11 MPH, 7:13 BT, REACHED FASTEST SPEED 39.3 MPH, 8:00 to 6:40. BLUE NOTE MOTOR INN-$60.  Thank goodness for rest day. Up early, call taxi Thomas-just got up-can come at 8:30. Motel calls Bill (retired engineer, teacher). Loves to take long camping trips across country. Say good bye to good friend Billy. 50-no rain-few hills-jacket comes off. Glad to be off trails & on rds.Little traffic, hills doable-feel good after rest day. See cows, horses, sheep-lots of farms. Can’t stop when biking down a hill at 25+m or going up hill at 5mph. 40 m stop at White Ford-OR sees gas station-I see pizza cafe-don’t want to sit on curb to eat. Pizza place is packed-$4 get 2 pizza slices & drink-OR gets potatos $4. 2m into PA. Now have long climbs-turns into steep climbs-have to walk bike. Fastest downhill ever 39.3 mph. 2 lanes, no shoulder-9% grade-cars go 30 mph. Finally make it to water-flat-take break & pictures. Tell our story to man there-says more hills into Columbia-go to leave & FALL OFF BIKE- rt in front of him. Offers to drive us to town. OR waiting for me-6 miles to go- more hills & bridge. Ride around Columbas looking for motel. BIKER across street comes over. CHRIS is so helpful-takes us to new trail into Mrietta even though he still has 20 m ride home. Part of trail gravel-maybe a lot of it. Get to Blue Note Motor Inn $60. Unpack & bike to Italian Rest-get hamburger. OR eats pasta & gets big dessert. Very difficult day-could not have done it yesterday. No internet-too tired anyway.

6 thoughts on “DAY 26 (5/11-WED)REISTERTOWN, MD to MARIETTA, PA 82 MILES

  1. You two are amazing!!! Love following your adventures. We’re on our steamboat trip up the Mississippi River. We’re in Vicksburg today. Will start back toward New Orleans late today. It has been fun and oh so beautiful!!! Look for your update every day. Take care!

      • Your trip sounds amazing and exhausting! I’d completely understand if you don’t make it to Boston. But, don’t sell yourselves short. BE Safe however far you travel.

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