Day 8-
Yesterday we rode 63 miles from Wysox, PA to Wellsboro, PA. The weather was gorgeous. The hills were... interesting, and my knees, they were fun. I spent about 90% of the day alone. It can be nice, but in the end, it's just plain lonely. I haven't found that group of people that I can stick with yet. Instead, I end up getting stuck between two groups not knowing if I should slow down or speed up. But enough of my self pity.
Pennsylvania seems to have a whole lot of nothing. Yes, there are some gorgeous fields and adorable little towns, but so far, I hadn't seen anything "photo worthy." Maybe I'm just being an elitist, but Connecticut country blew Pennsylvania country way out the water.
Wellsboro on the other hand was too cute for words. The church we were staying at was on the corner of Main street next to a cinema (where we saw Hangover) and across the street for a quaint sports bar. Down the street was a candy shop where the owner decided to force free fudge on us. Life is hard.
Today I was sweep. It's exactly how it sounds. I stay behind with my partner, Jake and made sure all the people in the group were in front of me. Essentially, sweeping them up. And because we were sweep, we took our sweet time. We stopped at the Wellsboro Diner and enjoyed a delicious egg muffin sandwich, sat at lunch for two and half hours and went up the hills at about 5 mph. Luxury. I could probably do sweep everyday, but I would also loose all endurance and biking ability. Not so good.
The weather was once again amazing. Not too hot, but sunny the whole way. A nice and easy day, 46 miles. Trevor, another fellow Bike and Builder decided to be sweep as well, or maybe he was just being lazy. We played 20 questions (he totally didn't know who Hermione Granger was) and at one point switched our bikes around. Jake had mine, he had Jake's, and I had Trevor's bike. After riding it for about 5 miles, I had to get off due to his sliver of a seat. I just don't understand men's butts.
Once again, another amazing host provided a filling meal and great conversation. The sun was out bringing everyone to the massive church field. Some were playing volleyball, others were lying in the grass getting a surprise from the fire ants. I'm surrounded by people on computers right now (it is a rare occasion to find internet out in the middle of nowhere aka all the towns we stop in). Every couple of minutes I get a a Facebook notification from Kristie as she tags me in yet another picture. The group as a whole is starting to get much closer. You know these things when you can share your chaffing stories with anyone (guy or girl), enjoy taking group showers, and every couple of minutes someone looks over my should and reads this post. Tomorrow we are off to Warren, PA, listed as 80 miles but possible 70 if we can take a shortcut.
-Alie
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