New York to California 2008

...but it's home.

I just finnished the longest ride so far, 81.3 miles to Richmond, VA.
I went a little further south than I was gonna, but I get to see a
friend from back home going to college here. And even caught her
concert by luck.

Thanks Krystle for letting me crash. Richmond is real nice.

Got some iced coffee and banana bread at this really good vegan cafe.
Thanks Jasmine for the tip.

So I got another flat and decided to bite the bullet and get new
tires. So now I'm rolling on new tires that are better than what I had
plus tuffy strips. Thanks to Chip at Pibby's and Luke at Bunny Hop for
the sweet deal.

Yesterday was just about the nicest rife I could ask for. Real flat
compared the roller coaster ride i've been on, and gorgeous weather.

Yesterday I stayed at the Twin Oaks Community 47 miles from Richmond.
Thanks Luke at Bunny Hop for telling me about it. At Twin Oaks they
had a place for me to camp and while I was there they had a huge dinner.

They have a real good thing going over there. They grow their own food
and make and sell hammocks and tofu!

I passed through Charlottesville and spent 2 hours in a Cici's all you
can eat pizza. And was talking to a guy who rode crosscoutry before.

52 miles and I made to Greenwood, VA. I had to pay to sleep for the
first time. It sucks when you have to shell out 20 bucks to camp,
which is about as much as I've spent on food the entire trip.

Getting hot. Virginia evedently has huge mountains.

This is Razor he runs the Misty Mountains Campground in Greewood, VA.
His prices were a little steep but he had nice showers.

I had no service all day and night yesterday as I climbed this
ridicules mountain.

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