My brother picked me up at 8 a.m., and we made it to Stroudsburg by 12;30. However, he was having alternator problems, and his truck died 1/2 mile from Charlie’s house. We took the interstate instead of back roads, and boy, was that ever a good idea. His battery light was on most of the way. And we really tho’t we were gonna be stranded way before we were.

We spent the afternoon removing the alternator, ordering a new one, and touring Charlie’s gardens. I’ll send pics tomorrow.

This will be my second to last post as I have decided this is the end of my ride. I’m over the traffic and will rent a car home. I plan to spend a few days with Charlie, then rent a car to Ohio to work on the farm and then go home late Oct. It’s been a fun ride, but I’ve had enough. I’ll miss being on my bike, but the traffic here in the east is more than I want to deal with.