I really have not done so well with the ride reports this year. This is my last big ride of the year, so I am going to give daily updates!
I put in a half day of work today before I hit the road. Normally I would stay in Lexington, but something called the World Equestrian Games is going on this weekend, and the room rates are all triple their normal rates. I decided to stay in Mason, Ohio which is just about half way to the Gap for me.
The ride started out hot and windy. Real windy. It sure does get tiresome riding in wind. Eventually the wind died down and the temperature went down, but then I had rain to deal with. I got really lucky and dodged almost all the rain, so I really can’t complain.
The traffic coming through Columbus was just miserable. I should not be surprised because I hit Columbus right at rush hour.
Once again I am staying at a motel 6 and i am pretty happy with it. $27.99 a night and I have a refrigerator and microwave! yes, its nothing fancy, but it is clean and comfortable and that is all I really require from a room. I see all these news stories about this bedbug epidemic and that does kind of freak me out. I saw an article that said 60% of motels in the united States have bedbugs. I have stayed in a lot of motels over the years, and usually they are cheap motels also, but I have never seen any evidence of bedbugs, so I think they are blowing this out of proportion. Now that I am thinking about it I am feeling crap crawling all over me. Time to think about something else!
My plan is to get a early start tomorrow. you can check my Spot to see if I actually do get an early start! I still have not decided on the rest of my route. I will get on the road tomorrow and just do whatever I feel like doing at the time!