80.81 miles
6:43.10 hrs
33 mph Max
12.0 mph Avg
Today started out great with the Ring family, in the house I slept beside the previous night, offering me a shower and food in the morning for my trip. They are a married couple who have a summer house right on lake Erie.
After a nice shower, some fruit, granola and a banana I headed down the coast. Within five minutes of my departure it started to rain. I threw on my rain coat and kept peddling. Of course it was also cold and this did not help. My left knee started hurting about 10 miles into the trip and I found myself keeping as much weight off it at all times. Every time I would stop to check the map my knee felt better instantly but when I got back on the bike the pain was increased 25% over the previous pain.
After about 40 miles of biking I stopped at a convenience store and spent a little time getting warm. As the rain slowed down I threw on my rain pants and coat and continued to peddle. I don't know if it was the extra heat that the insulated pants gave or maybe some increased pressure on the knee but my knee pain went away! I went the rest of the day without pains!
The weather was a little funny for the rest of the day. Half the sky was clear blue (to my north) and the other half was dark and rainy. The sun never came out for more than a couple minutes at a time but when it did it felt so good!
As dusk approached I decided that I would peddle until I hit 80 miles and then start looking for a place to stay. I fortunately ran into an older gentleman in his yard and he offered up some grass for me to place my tent on. His wife cooked me some pork chops and I enjoyed the best tomatoes that I have ever tasted fresh from her garden! (I don't like tomatoes, but these were good!)
