25 July 2007

If I'd only known ... within ten miles on my way out of town I found a nice regular motel, probably would have been half the price, and might even have had Wi-Fi...

A 10 minute wait for road construction to start the day, and set the tone. I had three detours today, among a bunch of construction. I didn't have to wait for any but that first one, however. According to what I could make out (without sound) on the weather channel, it'd be raining in Pennsylvania later in the day, so I prepared for it, and once again, it didn't happen.

I've gotten used to going slow. It seems strange to do more than +5, and it's probably served me well. I've been meeting a lot of cops, and they don't turn around and chase me.

I tested my brakes at one point today; I was coming to an intersection (doing the speed limit) and a car pulled across the road, right in front of me. Talk about an adrenaline rush! Of course, he panicked, and tried to back up--one of those classic situations. If I'd dove behind him, I would have hit him backing up. But I managed to stop without really coming close. Glad I cover that front brake, though!

I wasn't sure about motels later in the day; I hadn't found much using MapSource, so I decided I'd stop as soon after 1500 as I found one. Happened to be in Kane ($44); groceries a mile walk away ($14). And Wi-Fi, once I'd dragged the desk to the other side of the room.

States: New York, Pennsylvania.
340 GPS miles (8699 total), 47.9 moving average, 80.1 max.
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