Sunday 11/18/07
I’m writing this post from the comfort of my friend’s parent’s house in Houston, Texas. Texas! For six weeks I’ve been focusing on trying to make it here before Mike and Patti, two awesome folks I befriended while out in Japan, finished up their visit with Mike’s parents and headed north. I made it here in time and we’ve spent the last three days relaxing, catching up, eating, and playing with their 11-month-old son Kaden. I’ll be pushing off tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
Here are the numbers for the week:
Total distance traveled: 270 miles
Days on the bike: 5
Average per day of riding: 54 miles
Longest day: 79 miles
Shortest day: 24 miles
Highest speed achieved: 27.5 m.p.h. (only a few hills down here!)
Total money spent: $47
Average per day: $6.71
Number of nights camping: 3
Number of nights inside thanks to Couchsurfing.com host: 1
Number of nights inside thanks to friends from Japan: 3
BBQs attended: 2
Rainy days on the bike: 1
Jars of peanut butter consumed over five days of riding: 4
Number of swastika tattoos spotted: 1
Total money spent to date: $314.45
Total miles ridden to date: 1,824 woohooo!!
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