August 25
I planned today's destination in a hurry, on the morning of the ride after fixing a flat that showed up overnight, but it worked out well. The distance I chose was not ambitious, as I had seen rain forecast, and some hills forecast, and I wanted a recovery day after the social whirlwind of the past three weeks. This day had the longest stretch on a single road (Route 40) of the entire trip. I do not bore easily, so that was not a problem, but there was no good place to pee for a very long stretch. At last I came upon a Speedway convenience store, which turned out to meet that need and to also be a source for fresh fruit and boiled eggs -- health food, by convenience store standards. Across from Speedway was the pictured automobile museum, featuring antique cars that I am older than.