Day #60 October 9, 2007

Day #60
Tuesday October 9, 2007
Gettysburg, PA to Gettysburg, PA
30 miles today (26,313 - 26,343)
11,776 miles total
31 states total

I slept better last night for some reason. Maybe I’m here and settled in. But I did have some “neighbors” come in about 3:30AM and make camp. They were a little loud for 3:30 in the morning!

This morning I’ve just read, prayed and reflected in the stillness and quietness of the morning. I’ve had 2 cups of coffee before the sun ever came up. It’s great. I just love the outdoors in the early morning. Just me and God. There’s something good about that.

God’s goodness is all around me, not just in the beauty of His creation either.
I’ve had TWO offers to take me to pick up my bike when finished. Early this AM, a lady was walking her dog and just spoke about my trailer as she passed. I told her where the bike was, etc., and later in the morning she came by with her husband and got my phone number. They were going to the battlefields and would call me before coming back to see if I needed the ride. The other offer was from a lady in the laundry room. As I was doing laundry and talking, she found out about my trip and said “I’ve got to send my husband to see you! That is his dream!” He came to visit with me just a little bit later. After 1PM the bike shop called and the 2nd couple took me to pick the bike up. I spent the rest of the afternoon running errands. I went to the bank, got a haircut in a real barbershop and went to the grocery store. I also popped into an award/gift/souvenir store. This is probably the first time I’d been in an award business since selling mine over a year ago.

Once I got back to camp after 5PM, the sky really began to darken. I thought the storm was going to go around us. It ultimately did not. But I was able to get everything inside and get the bike covered up in time. A light rain fell during the night and the wind gusted from time to time.