Nick had to get all the way back to Marietta the next
evening (4-17) so we all got up early and headed our separate ways.
I rode into Gettysburg for breakfast, then headed
south toward Silver Spring, Maryland (near Washington D.C.) to see some
long-time family friends who just happen to be two of the nicest people
I’ve ever met. They are the
Bells – Martin and Martha – who are the kind of people that most
anyone would ride a bike 70 miles in the rain just to see.
They were in San Diego a few days ago when I was originally
supposed to be there (until I adjusted my schedule to meet Sarah in
Gettysburg on Sunday), but had sent me an e-mail telling me to come anyway
and stay at their house for a couple of days.
So I rode my bike 70 miles in the rain to see them the day after
they got back. It was well
worth it
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It really did rain almost the entire day.
Once, I got excited when I read a sign that said,
“Welcome to Sunshine,” but it just turned out to be the name
of a town. Everything
was pretty well soaked by the time I got to Silver Spring, but
Martin put a fire in the wood-burning stove and by morning even my
shoes were dry.
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After dinner, they invited their next-door neighbors
over and we exchanged adventure stories about Chad’s canoe trip down the
Yukon River (Alaska) and my bike journey.
(Great
Adventures to Scenic Places)
