Its all a bit of a blur now as its Saturday morning and we are just about to head off. I’ve been feeling more and more tired as the days have passed which is inevitable I suppose so missed a diary entry last night (sorry). When you read this I hope we will have finished in Atlantic City, some 3000 miles away from our start point. Today’s ride will be tough so I will make this as brief as poss. We ended up in Columbus on Thursday night, around 170 miles from the days start point. We had a bit of a nightmare again with the roads so had to come off the highway for a few miles until it was safe again. The RAAM guys are allowed to use the interstate roads and have escorts, we have no such luck so have to engineer a different route.. Sometimes the highways have evolved into interstates for a few miles so if there is no alternative then you have to come off.. Some of it has been quite dicey to say the least and not recommended for the faint hearted.. The trucks are monsters over here and scream as they go past…

We made it to Washington on Friday (not DC after following highway 40 for most of the day.. And within striking distance of the final destination. The good news is that Matt is cycling well again which means that meaningful drafting is back on…

Moving on.. Saturday has been the hardest day so far with effectively 120 miles of repeatedly riding up and down Ditchling Beacon. Awesome scenery through PA, but our legs and bodies have taken such a hammering.. Lots of stories from this day which I will recount later when I can muster the nrg. Last push and final day tomorrow so going to hit the hay. Night.
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