Today I resumed the trip. It was nice of Shawn and his family to take me in for 3 days and have me as part of their family. If you are down on the Jersey shore be sure to check out the Seakist. It was a lot of cornfields today...not anything worth noting. There was nuclear cooling towers towards the end. Its always iinteresting to see those. I also got a picture of Wawa for those of you in … [Read more...]

Today was the start to a set back in the trip. I started peddling in Frenchtown, NJ and my right leg was not feeling so good above the kneecap. I stretched it out but it was still hurt. I had to walk my bike down a gravel path so I didn't pop the tires. About 4 miles down this path in the middle of the woods was what I think was one of those secret federal prisons. I ended up on the side of … [Read more...]

Quick update before I go to bed! Got up, tried to say bye to Jim but couldn't find him. I left and it was quite the climb to milbrook village. I biked through the woods in the delaware water gap today. There was a ton of wildlife everywhere. I was held up by a thunderstorm and tornado warning in Portland, PA. It passed and I managed to navigate between the rest of the storms. There was a … [Read more...]

Today was an interesting day. Jackie made me a delicious breakfast and my legs were sore so I waited a while to depart. Dan gave me a ride up the road to the top of the hill, which probably saved me from peddling in the dark tonight. Progress was slow, as my legs are just so sore. I made my way to Port Jervis, NY and ate at a diner for lunch. I kept on peddling and ended up in the middle of … [Read more...]

This will be a short post as I need sleep, but it was a good day. I the trip was difficult with a hill at the beginning, but it ended up working out well. My legs are getting much stronger with the riding. I just want to give a shout out to the guys at the Bicycle Depot in New Paltz, NY. They fixed my stretched cables and gave me a spare tube for my bike as a donation for my trip. My … [Read more...]

Today was a long and trying day. I woke up and Kathryn made me a delicious egg sandwhich. I then left Enfield the house by 8:30. I was cruising along in Windsor Locks, CT right near Bradley airport, and all of the sudden something snapped and I lost control of the back wheel of my bike. Luckily I have quick reflexes and regained control. I was going around 20 mph at the time. Turns out my … [Read more...]

Today was the first day of my journey! There was an awesome sendoff from the big chair in Gardner. I was happy so many people were able to come out and show their support! I noticed a few things on my trip today: Most downtowns are dieing with boarded up buildings and factories. However, the American dream still exists, with flags on the telephone poles in these towns. There are a ton of dead … [Read more...]