Monday, July 27, 2009

Day One - Stupid Bike Ride

I started my Trip Across America today. Tough day. I started late at 11:00. It was a hot bugger all day. About 97 degrees or so. I was wiped out at the end of the day. My rear end is sore. I rode about 70 miles. Uphill up the mountains on one side and uphill going down the back side. I am trying really hard not to wreck my bike. No luck. I ran off the road a little bit (2 inches) and thought I would just ride back on. No such luck. My tires dug into the shoulder and slammed me down on the shoulder of the road. I'm sure it would have killed a lesser man. I just got up and put my shoulder back into its socket, pushed the protruding bones back into my legs, wrapped a little duct tape around the broken bones and kept on going. Whining the whole way.
I don't know who decided to do this stupid trip anyway. I ate lunch this afternoon at a little cafe somewhere and she gave me too much food to eat. I thought I better eat it anyway, because I need "the energy". It was too much and it made me sick. I have had the runs all afternoon. Real nice. I found an abondoned house to sleep at. I put my tent in yard and went to bed. I felt better in the morning. I can hardly wait to ride another 70 to 100 miles today. My poor wife married an Idiot. Later, Dan

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