Our Adventure is Over :(

     We're writing this final blog entry from our home in Boston. We had a wonderful time, and are feeling great about having succeeded in our goal of making it across the country on our own power (though we were briefly tempted to hitchhike, instead of walk, up a few very steep hills in the Alleghany Mountains in the intense heat a few days ago).

     On Friday evening, we gave a talk about our trip, with a Powerpoint presentation, at Kendal, Carol's father's retirement community. The audience of about 100 people listened intently and showed their interest by asking many follow-up questions. The presentation can be viewed online at http://tinyurl.com/PD-CB-BikeTrip.

      Saturday's ride, the last of our trip, was a short 33-mile route in pouring rain, ending in Philadelphia at the apartment of Nicky Benson (Carol's daughter). Since we were still in our high-caloric-intake mode, we went to lunch with Nicky and her boyfriend Nathan Miller at Max Brenner's, an eating establishment that specializes in chocolate.

      We have one day to get back into "regular" mode: dressing in decent clothes, going to work, limiting our intake of "junk" food, etc. We'll miss our daily bike rides. Our big challenge now is to figure out what our next big adventure will be. We're mulling over a few options. Stay tuned!

Our talk at Kendal

The lecture room filling up with interested listeners

Arriving at our final cycling destination in Philadelphia (very sad!)

A last fling at high-caloric meals

Arriving home in Boston