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day 5 23 miles total 125 whoosh whoosh whoosh WHOOSH i will never recommend us 20 for a transcon route. there has been nothing since leaving boston, except a neverending stream of cars. sometimes the shoulder is good sometimes acceptable sometimes almost nonexistent. between the traffic, and the ubiquitous road construction progress has been painfully slow. i take heart that every step brings me closer to a minute without the constant whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of passing Read more

day 4 may 13 tough day most of the day. but a strong finish for 25 miles in 13 hours. far cry from 35 in 14 and a half yesterday . gary david took good care of me when i was struggling and a surprise visit from the legend craig wilson lifted my spirits at the end. goodnight all

may 12 day 3 32 miles  total 77 i was rather disappointed when i started out this morning, that i had not gone further yesterday. right after the motel where i stayed was a sidewalk and then a great shoulder followed by a stretch of the old US 1 thru the center of north attleboro. in retrospect, it was still a good decision to stop when i did. after 8 hours of the equivalent of Read more

as good as day 1 was day 2 was just that bad. terrible traffic no shoulder. spent much of the day in the lane with traffic missing me by inches. only got 21 miles and bailed early to see if i can finish us1 before sunrise…. and returning traffic. legs and feet are good back is shaky. stomach having some issues. biggest problem is google map measurements. i have 45 miles which should have put Read more

there’s the fear of gang activity in this neighborhood may 10 day 1 the bar has been set high. it will be hard for any day to top my trip thru newport. i had company for the first and last few miles. newport, indeed all of road island so far, is spectacular; unique old homes, and fabulous mansions abound. here and there i was able to look down on naragansett bay, the highlight of the Read more