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Monday July 5th 2004
Cave-in Rock to Devil's Kitchen Lake Campground. 75 miles. We set off early
but it's a hilly road to Eddyville (should be on 'The Archers'!) - so we
made slow progress. The sky kept threatening rain, and eventualy there was
a huge thunderstorm just before we got to Eddyville - we sheltered in the
woods, getting slowly wetter and the rain dripped through the trees. Met
Don and Graham - two British Cyclists who have done the route from San Francisco
to Virginia (well, so far, just to Eddyville - a mere 2000+ miles). Seemed
so English after meeting American cyclists, day after day (so quiet, so
self-effacing!). One of them had the cruelty to ask, looking at my cobbled
together bike, "what's that, a flying gate?". Well, my bike does
look a bit gate like, being a cheap alu racing frame heap up with too much
luggage and bits of touring equipment (there was once a racing bike known
as the flying gate). After the huge thunderstorm, the weather was much nicer
- cooler, sunny and much less humid. Thunderstorms seem a useful thing.
The campground at Devil's Kitchen Lake was fine - hot showers, and a nice
grassy place to camp away from the sea of 'recreational vehicles' (huge
camper vans). No swimming! Just fishing sadly. Etched into one of the wooden
tables - 'Subert the dominant paradigm'. |
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