Questions

I think I've been a fair distance now (4477 miles according to my calculations) and met quite a number of people. Despite the varied topography, geography and demography, I always get asked the same questions, pretty much in the same order. Ready?

• Where are you going?
• Really? On that thing? Where did you start?
• Not by yourself?
• What does your mother think?
• How many miles do you ride a day?

For the record, although I know she does the requisite amount of worrying, I believe my mother is in full support of my adventure. (Right Mom?) Some folks are kind enough to go on to ask if I need anything. And usually I get to ask them about where they live and what they do too, though I haven't yet asked what their mothers have to say about it...

Well, I'm staying with family in Ohio at the moment and I'll be taking a vacation from my bike trip this weekend. I'm taking the bus to Chicago to watch the marathon and to cheer on my friend Dave (who rode with me from Boulder to Pueblo). Stay tuned for more on my recent adventures and many thanks to all the great folks I've been able to meet and stay with.