We were glad we ditched the Appalachians. The Scenery was beautiful, we admit, but ultimately the five days of agony in the mountains made "West Virginia" a word that couldn't ever be spoken, and Country Roads a taboo song for the trip.
Ohio though...way down low in the valleys past the Ohio River, introduced some new annoyances (mosquitos). On our first night in Ohio, in a little town called Coolville, we were ambushed by them. Robert and I were on guard for hours, until we pulled a tarp over us. We figured suffocating all night was better than blood-suckers screaming in your ears nonstop.
Ohh but overall its been AMAZING so far! Really a vacation type of thing, even over all the terribleness, and I might be able to speak for everyone that we can't regret the commitment we made for this trip. WE'RE STILL ALL THE WAY! And I wanted to say the landscape is what keeps us going, that the new and different places we go to brings us energy. But just the way that its difficult to expect the next day, the way things pan out so interestingly, makes us feel continually motivation to create more experiences, to keep biking to them. I dunno if that makes sense, but main point of this post is to say we are all happy, healthy, (exhausted), and STILL SICED AS POOP FOR THIS TRIP!
Also just want to say current happenings--
Today we biked 109 miles and are now in Champaign, Illinois! We're at about 870 miles total (2130ish to go!) and are spending the night with the Quigley's! We are incredibly grateful and blessed that they've offered their home and food tonight, not to mention that we came late in the evening looking we pooped ourselves hehe.
Thank you so much!
-Marcel
P.S. Pics to come very soon :)
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