Last night the group of 4 riders (The Cuatro) staying at the park said they were getting up at 4 a.m. today. I figured they were just early risers that woke up early. Well, at 4 a.m. cell phone alarm clocks started going off. Spinning off Tom Hanks speech in "A League of Their Own" about "there's no crying in baseball," someone needs to give them a speech about "there's no alarm clocks in bike touring" :) Just use your internal clock. Also, there's enough to wake you up when camping that something will wake you about the time you're shooting for.
Also, as I was heading out this morning, one of the members of The Cuatro was grinding coffee in his coffee grinder he brought on the trip. There are certainly different luxury levels of bicycle touring.
Below are photos of several cyclists I met throughout the day. They all started in Yorktown, VA, at various times and met along the trip. They are all headed to Astoria, OR.
Steve (Chesapeake, VA) and Lou (London)
Eric (Hawaii)
Noel (Australia) and Illen (Washington)
Total miles today: 101.9
4 AM! What is wrong with these people!!
ReplyDeleteAs always, your blog is fantastic. Love these stories.
Eddie
Thanks Eddie. These bike trips are all about the people you meet.
DeleteThese people are us…love your blog Anthony…Cindy
ReplyDeleteThanks Cindy. It's always nice to run across kindred spirits on these trips.
DeleteNow Anthony! I believe you have woken up early to start a morning. Don’t make me look for evidence in your ride posts.
ReplyDeleteGuilty as charged. Heat, wind, etc - desperate times call for desperate measures.
DeleteThat’s hilarious about the alarm clocks and coffee grinding! What if you had signed up as one of the companions and had to put up with that every day? I’m sure you will figure out something with the sandal! Or perhaps throw them away and get new ones?
ReplyDeleteNot sure I could have made it with that group - too organized. Probably not a lot of "winging it." I ordered replacement sandals before I left home. This was likely these sandals last trip anyway.
DeleteNot sure I could have made it with that group - too organized. Probably not a lot of "winging it." I ordered replacement sandals before I left home. This was likely these sandals last trip anyway.
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