Day Two

Hi everyone. As I write this I'm sitting on a porch of the Yoders Motel in Meyersdale, PA. Joyce Kullman is on my right, and Dave Nagy to my left. Three techno people struggling to find a WiFi signal in this sleepy little town.
It's sometime after 10 p.m. and we just finished dinner a little while ago. We didn't get off the trail until well after 7:30 p.m. due to factors such as the heat, the prolonged uphill grade of the trail, and a nice long lunch in Confluence. We like to be off the trail sooner, but nothing ever goes to the timetable in one's head.
The trail itself is just fantastic. I've lost count of how many bridges we crossed spanning scenic vistas. Most of the trip was in heavily shrouded forest so it helped the sun from beating us senseless.
Today I did about 57 miles--a personal goal. The last two miles of the trip I just stared at my bike speedometer go from 10mph, to 8, to 5, until I was breaking some law of gravity by staying upright. My left knee is cooking a bit..it's sore but still works.

Everyone else is doing great. We take turns riding and driving the SAG vehicles.

It's amazing how many people you meet on the trail who have done the Pgh to DC trip. I really think that more people could do this trip if they had a bike and willpower. It's seriously not all that difficult. You can make it as difficult as you wish.

Well, tomorrow is an easier day of only 38miles into cumberland maryland. There is a big fair going on and we will be meeting the friend of a team member who has vasculitis. The newspaper wants to interview us with her.

So that's it from me. Need a shower and then bed.

Get to sleep in tomorrow!!

thanks for your support.

keep the pedal side down and have a "garbage breakfast" at Ed's diner in Connellsville. It's great..we all say.
the surviving members of the VF power pedal team.