Day 18
6-7-14
Murfreesboro TN to Colombia TN
Another
band of thunderstorms was south of us so it was good to have had short day. As
we were eating our dinner the rain had already started. It is so much nicer being inside when it is
raining and not on a bike.
It does
appear the climbing has started softening a bit for us. Today was the third day
in a row with reduced climbing numbers. Having already climbed nearly 95,000
feet so far we feel we are due for a break. Not that we are scared of climbing
but just let us have a breather after 15 days of punishment.
Although
it was warm the sun hid behind clouds most of the days so we were not getting
cooked on the roadway. This made for some excellent cycling conditions.
Riding
through a neighborhood we came across a Lemonade stand being run by some kids
for their high school basketball team. A bunch of cool dudes with some tasty
lemonade for sale.
One of the kids father came out and told us he
had competed in some Ironman events. Now
that is hard folks. Hats off to him!
We
promised to make those kids famous on our website. Hey guys ……you’re famous!!! Tell dad the
royalty checks are due any day now. You may as well as drop out of school you
won’t need those books anymore……your soon to be rich and famous.
We should
be on the Natchez Trace Parkway tomorrow a day later than we had planned. We
could be a couple days behind schedule now due to route changes. All of this is beyond our control.
Weather 87 degrees Partly Sunny
62 Easy Miles
3369 Feet of Climbing
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