June 19 Mt Vernon to Millersburg

 

We had a short ride today so we lingered at our hotel breakfast in Mt Vernon, lingered on the trail, and lingered in Millersburg waiting for our room to be ready. We should have lingered longer before leaving Mt Vernon because it was cold this morning. Today started out at 47 degrees and our hottest day so far was 97 degrees.  Needless to say, we were bundled up this morning with extra clothes.

Not much to see on the trail today except for a jogger, who in full stride, was juggling 3 balls as we past him. We were impressed that he could both run and toss balls in the air at the same time.

Today was not a good day to stay in a small town.  They were still cleaning up after the tornado came through a few days ago.  The trail was still full of debris, and some of the restaurants did not expect to open for a few more days.  Also, today is Sunday and the ice cream shop, candy shop, and brewery were closed.  We are thankful that we have a place to stay. Tomorrow is a long day so we are just going to take it easy and avoid the town’s “night life.”

 

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