Winter has been right behind me state by state. I think it's about to catch me.
I biked yesterday after (hopefully) fixing my phone and didn't stop until 6 am. The cold didn't seem to bother me much. I'm in Ohio now; Dayton to be exact. There are many good bike paths in Ohio and I aim to follow them again until as late as I can keep going.
I've taken to waking late so that I can eat lunch buffets for breakfast and then biking long ways when the traffic is low to nill.
A fellow at Rob's diner in Brookville called me inspiring this morning. Then a woman named Cathy (not the one from Rossville, a different Cathy) bought me breakfast, and a Veteran in the men's room talked to me about Korea and gave me a ten to help me on my way.
I don't know how inspiring I am, and I never ask for these hand outs. Usually someone sees the bike helmet and starts asking questions. All I do is talk: Tell them how I came to be here, and how good I feel, and how much I thoroughly (even desperately) want to be home. People are kind, it would seem.
Right now I am letting my phone get a good charge and resting up before another hard push. I need to try to cross Ohio before the snow hits too hard. I've made it this far, though.
If the weather shuts me down, that's okay. I feel like I left the old anxieties somewhere in the Idaho Deserts. I'm ready to be home. :)
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