Hello from Bedford, IN

We were on the road by 7AM and by 8 AM it was raining – no it was pouring. Within 30 minutes visibility was seriously reduced and I was riding with my face shield up and glasses down because of the fog on both. The rain let up after 2 or 3 hours but didn’t completely stop until late afternoon. Route 50 turns into a 2 lane country road with no shoulders across the whole state of Ohio with the exception of the Cincinnati area. In Ohio we traveled through rolling hills lush with green growth and fields with young corn and others with mature barley or oats waiting to be harvested. The homes along route 50 ranged from small, barely more than 3 rooms to large farm houses. The fields seem to stretch as far as the eye can see. But you still have the forests and occasional S curves when climbing one of the few mountains in the area. Indiana picked up where Ohio left off – small country road but much straighter and fewer homes or towns. I was struck with the feeling of openness as we rode through Indiana. We stopped for the night in Bedford, Indiana around 4:30 PM. 322 miles today.