We had no issues with our flight and actually got into Baltimore early. I don't think I have ever been as excited when the pilot came over the PA and said, "looks like we will be arriving a little early this evening and the temperature in Baltimore is 75 degrees." I will probably remember those words for the rest of my life. It was actually 30 degrees cooler then when we left. Not one day on the whole trip was it 75 or less. Once we got to Baltimore, our boy Charlie Crews was there to pick us up and take us back to B-more for the night. As we got off the plane, that was probably the dirtest I have looked in quite a while. A week plus beard going, day or two without a shower, good stuff.
When we got to Charlie's, I took a much need shower and we were off to Viva Cuba bar or something like that. It was real nice right on the harbor. We sat outside and drank quite a few beers with Charlie and his friends. Outlandish statements about past athletic achievements were made, and bold challenges were offered and accepted. (I still plan on coming to Baltimore on Aug 22 to see Mike run a 5:20 mile)
The next day it was back to Rockbridge County. Before we left, both of us were getting pretty down on Lexington. But after seeing the country at 20 miles an hour and seeing some particularly terrible parts of the country (Mississippi, I'm talking about you) we came to really appriciate how awesome this place is. That night our friends Andrew and AJ were getting married and we joined the after party at Southern Inn. While it was their weeding, I am going to assume everyone was there for our welcome home party.
How do I finally sum up this whole trip?
Are we glad we did it?
Absolutely, without a doubt
Would we do it again?
Probably not
I have always want to live my life by the motto, its about the journey and not the destination. Well this trip was all about the journey and I couldn't have done it without my best friend and riding partner. J-Bro we did it man, 1500 miles, 36 days and triple digits.
Times were had.
Signing off,
Steve
Thanks for sharing the experience. I enjoyed every minute of it without having to get a sore seat.
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