Today was more difficult. After 109 and 99 miles the previous two days, today's ride of 95 miles seemed to take more effort than either of the longer rides. A headwind much of the day as well as some climbing during the first third of the ride made it seem as though we were working extra hard. Our riding time was just over 7 hours.

Again today, it was raining when we woke up but stopped before we got on the bike. The roads were wet and it was overcast, almost chilly for much of the morning. The road conditions varied from some fairly nice berms to some very, very rough sections.

We had one flat from a piece of glass. That makes a total of six flats on the road and five overnight in the hotel room. We will put on a new front tire on our day off in Erie.

We are in Niles, Ohio this evening. The picture at the beginning is typical as we finish many of our days with the exception that Janie is very much involved in cleaning the bike as well. We are doing a much better job of keeping the bike cleaned and oiled.

We are tired and hope that we will be able to recover for another long day of riding tomorrow. We are very much anticipating a day off in Erie on Thursday.