Well after an entire day in the bar watching football I didn't want to get out of bed. The bed wasn't incredibly comfortable but there was a little bit of dread to get back on the saddle after a day of rest. Love day of rest.
I did eventually get going and even had clean clothes to show for it. Laundry, so glad to do it early before I really needed it. Quickly stopped for breakfast at "stack em high", nice stack of pancakes.
I also stopped in at a bike shop and replaced my handlebar tape. The guy who owned the store seemed like an old surfer dude. He had just fixed up his bike and showed it off to everyone because it was so "sick". It was a nice bike and he was taken aback by my Brodie. Apparently he doesn't see many Brodies and they were once a really funky company. Overall it was a weird experience at the bike shop but my handlebars are looking good as a result.
I had a great tailwind today too so I was able to makeup some of my dilly dallying. I checked out the cape Hatteras lighthouse and they had a deck with seating that was called the "contemplation area". I contemplated how they could justify charging an admission price to go up a lighthouse. It was pretty neat though, nice looking lighthouse as far as lighthouses go.
Ate at the Hatterasman drive in and it was a mighty fine burger. Fries were thin and delicious.
Tomorrow is a big day of ferries which will be glorious. I have at least three hours on the boats and probably some time waiting on either end. I'm not expecting big miles but I should make great progress on the map even if I'm not the one doing the work. Thanks engines.
Trip stats
Hours riding: 4:53.13
Day distance: 79.23
Total distance: 476.62
Day average speed: 16.2mph
Day max speed: 31.9mph
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