day 1

got off to a late start. was up till 3 or so the night prior and chose a few more hours of sleep over punctuality. les and i a had country boy breakfasts at cracker barrel with steak! got on the trail around 12. the trail is dusty and flat. no climbs. no decents. its a little boring at times.

every guy that is also touring inspects your bike like a prize cattle...walking around it slowly. you can tell that are judging me by my choices. kinda funny.

other than chia bike guy. i only talked to one person all day. the towns are small with abondoned building all over. i had a hard time finding water and food. i actually ran out of water at one point only to find that some guy had installed a soda machine in his front yard. no dollars though. had to track him down for change.

i miscalculated my distance...added a section twice. my 98 mi day turned into a 75 mi day! still didnt get into the campground until 8pm. had to set up in the dark and mosquitos were so bad you could hear them whir

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