Sept 29 Day 18

 Sept 29

Day 18

Williamsport PA

Miles 112

It was really chilly and wet today.  Woke to rain and delayed as long as we could to have some chance of staying dry.  As it turned out it rained several times today but only enough to make us damp not soaked through.  

Tavern build in 1831 and used as army training center in civil War.

The ride followed the beside the extension canal and then cut cross country crossing several Appalachian mountains or ridges.  This means we climbed more than 5 times at smoking speeds of 12 miles per hour.  This is taking a toll on the belts.  When we started we could reach 40 on flats now we struggle to make 35 even on down hills.  One downhill that went on for 21 miles.

One truck that we allowed to pass did appear to like our pull over location and beeped his horn loudly as he went by.  The problem is these roads were winding and lacked goods spots for passing.  So we just off the ditch and he still passed us in the far lane, however if he did not want to pass he should have kept further back of Dianne’s Cycle.

When we passed into Pennsylvania we saw a farm with his house New York and his barn in Pennsylvania.

Feeling a little down today.  The rain and cold makes it hard to cheerful.  In addition the weather changes each day for the worse.

Counts

21 corn 15 hay 6 soya 6 harvested

2 goats

8 horses

3 herds of cows

14 trucks

18 RV 

17 Trump 1 Harris

4 Cow feeding lots

2 cement cow ornaments

2 boats