I woke up early and spent some time catching up on work thanks to the internet. showered, put on the same dirty clothes and headed out to work my way toward Columbus. Some directions from a man walking a dog and then some up hill driving, then down a bit, then more uphill. repeat for 6 hours. i forgot to stretch the night before and felt a tug in my leg by my knee, then pain. repeat for hours. i trudged on fairly slow all day trying to get 70 miles down to make my second day easier. I make it about 60, gave up when i came upon a golden bike path lined in campgrounds. Started listening to ‘Vegetarianism and the Occult’ hoping for something humorous about sacrificing cucumbers to strange dieties…..no such luck. to sum it up ‘put good things in your body, you will be good’ old wisdom, and it saves hours from your life by not listening to the book. I dragged myself up to the campsite determined to make a fire to cook dinner. boiled some zuchinni with dehydrated banannas(thanks to Katie Spotz) with some oatmeal(thanks to the continental breakfast). an ok meal for a long day.
Tags: Akron, Bike, bike tour, hills, knees, loudonville, occult, vegetarian