Decided to hole up today and wait for showers to exit the region before going up and over the parkway again. And to give my legs a chance to mellow out as well as my knee to recover. I have time to kill, so since I have a cheap motel, this is a good place to stay. I had planned to ride to Lynchburg tomorrow and see Appomattox, but after checking with the police, they advised me against taking the only straight shot from Lynchburg to Charlottesville. So I’m back to plan B, which I don’t know what is at this point.

I rode to lunch today and checked out a winery that isn’t open til tomorrow. As I pulled into the diner, a fellow was leaving and said, “Hey, I know you.” It was the fellow that I passed on Hoosier pass way back in CO. What are the chances. We had a nice chat. We are both off route, so this is super highly unlikely to meet like this. And he is from Ohio, so we might connect again sometime.

It is really hot and humid today, so I’m glad I’m holed up and doubly glad I didn’t walk a mile to get lunch. It is supposed to be cooler tomorrow.

I called a local Trek dealer and told them what happened with Eby and the mechanic said it prob overheated and under too much stress. Eby under stress? What about me. It wasn’t even that steep of a hill, just went on forever. But I’m taking him in, and they can check for any issues. The mechanic didn’t think it was anything to worry about. Hope not. I still plan to ride from the Jersey border to Ohio.