Day 5

It’s feeling like a groove is starting to form here. Five days in and I know a little bit more what to expect and how to plan a day for maximum comfort (well, as much as you can have sitting on a bike saddle all day, hello weird callouses!)

Today Ryan and I got a late start after enjoying the tear down process at our campsite. By 10:30am we were pedaling away with 57 miles to put in before sunset.

I felt a little bit more robust today after the Chinese buffet the night before and enjoyed listening to the podcast “Ologies” for a few hours getting to learn about brain chemistry and bats. Highly recommended as a podcast for anyone interested in interesting scientific fields from their experts!

Another night without a plan for a bed was looking grim, but a kind stranger, Marty, took us under her wing and found us a place to pitch our tent at an older couple’s house.

Betty and Wayne took us into their sitting room to show off the insane arrowhead collection they had put together after years of walking in fields. AMAZING!!! They gathered so many arrowheads and other cool remnants from the Native Americans who used to live here.

We were entertained for a couple hours by stories and lots of bible verses then pitched our tent in their homey back yard. Tomorrow we have a big ride at 66 miles into Enterprise and then….. Rest. My knees are ready.

Route info for interested readers:

We left Chehaw Park and got onto the 91 S in Albany. We worked our way over to the 234 and then took 8 mile road to the 62 all the way into Blakely.