Day Fifteen--Monday, June 9th
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Preparing for the launch
Today went as planned. Because of the short bicycling distance I was able to take my time getting ready.

First things first: I picked up the hand warmers, stopped by the grocery store to get some "on the road" food, and headed for the bike shop to see if they had any long bike pants. They had one pair left. Whew!

The staff there asked where I was staying that night, and I replied "the Rocky Knob Lodge". Only the bike mechanic had heard of it. He said "I know it! I got married there!" Now I knew I was in trouble.

At $37/night, I was not expecting much, and it did everything to live down to my expectations, When was the last time that I used a TV set that had thhose two knobs: VHF and UHF? I couildn't remember how to work it. It didn't matter because I slept early and long.

Tomorrow was a big day. The weather wasn't looking good and had never attempted to ascend a mountain pass of over 7,000'.

Will McMahan