Yesterday, I had a great time riding - made it as far as Mineral, where I met Barry and Vicki, two bikers (the kind that wear leather, not lycra) who offered me a berth at their farm. They lived about 12 miles out of my way, so I thanked them and slept and showered at the fire station.
Had a good old fashioned breakfast in Mineral this morning and made it as far as Charlottesville this afternoon, about 50 miles so far. I hope to make it to Afton, where the famed Cookie Lady lives, but the terrain has been rather demoralizing for a flat-lander like me. It's all I can do to crawl up some of these climbs at 5mph. It's fun to scream down the other side at 35mph, but I invariably have to crawl back up at 5mph. I could really go for a nap!
Signing off,
John
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"you've got that crazy look in your eye"
John Zambenini rides his bicycle across America.
"you've got that crazy look in your eye"
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- John Zambenini
- John, 22, is a recent graduate of Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky. where he studied communication arts and creative writing. His favorite actor/politician/body builder is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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The bicycle hides nothing and threatens nothing. It is what it does, its form is its function.
- Stewart Parker from "Spokesong"
- Stewart Parker from "Spokesong"