"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little ride..."

Welcome to my blog! From December 06 to August 07 I intend to devote this space to discussing the trials and tribulations of preparing for and completing a cross-country fundraising bicycle extravaganza. For those who are new to my blog, I am riding my bicycle from New Haven, CT to San Francisco California during the summer of 2007. This is part of the Habitat Bicycle Challenge and about 90 other intrepid young souls will be joining me in this endeavor. Each rider will raise $4000 before May 30, 2007, and provided that all the money is raised, we will ride from New Haven, CT across the country to three different destinations: San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. All the proceeds go towards the construction of houses for low-income families.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Day 5: Stroudsburg, PA to Hasleton, PA

I missed the entry that brought us into Pennsylvania, but we have officially arrived. That hit home when I entered the local diner only to be greeted by a wall of cigarette smoke. Apparently in PA, you can still smoke inside restaurants. This was a blast from the past as the last time I requested the non-smoking section I must have been in my teens.

Today was also the longest ride we've had as of yet. 59 miles from Stroudsburg to Hazleton, most of which included some heavy climbing. In fact we gained 1,500 feet in elevation over the course of the day. From the Delaware River Valley to the foothills of the Appalachians I'm becoming quite the climber. Although, honestly, if I's going to make it to San Francisco, I don't have much of a choice.

Tonight we celabrated Frances' 21st birthday which involved more than a little revelry.

Maximum speed: 38 mph.
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