Spent the morning with Randall showing me all his warehouses and touring the town. He even put me to work for a short time. I love to earn my keep. He buys old warehouses and fixes them up, then rents them out to big companies.

I spent the afternoon with Ruth going to antique shops and watching her spend money. When I’m on my bike, I can’t buy anything. Darn it. I saw a couple of things I’d really like to have, but I didn’t want to ship them home. So I just looked and drooled.

It is really hot here today. Glad I’m not riding. I’d be melting into a puddle.

I’ve been thinking about what I’ve liked on this trip so far and what has caused me stress. I think the top three stresses were worrying about lightning, a flat tire, and not finding a place to stay. My worst place to ride was CO because of the roads and the drivers. The best so far was WY because of the nice wide shoulders. The best maintained roads were KY, and the most scenic has been VA.

I’m reading a book, and a quote by Rebecca Solnit really hit me. She said, “Never to get lost is not to live. Not to know how to get lost brings you to destruction, and somewhere in the terra incognito in between lies a life of discovery. ” I guess it is ok to get lost now and then. Made me feel better.