Left around 7 and had an easy ride for a few miles before we started the first of 4 big hills left in Kentucky. We met a pair of cyclists on the road that had stayed Hindman last night, except in a church. For free. Apparently the guy from the hostel/historical society had complained to ACA (the company that makes our maps) about this church taking away his customers. There isn't much we can do about it now except for giving other cyclists advice about avoiding this hostel. Anyway, enough complaining. We got to Virginia 66 miles later and it almost felt like finishing the trip. We were done with our least favorite state, and starting the last one of the whole ride. We went up some steep climbs past Breaks, and arrived in Council 28 miles later. Tonight we have a free park to camp in, which helps make up a little for last night. Today was a tough day as far as terrain. Probably one of our toughest days aside from Utah and the first 2-3 days of the trip. We still managed to make it close to 100 miles to stay on schedule, and tomorrow we have about a 25 mile shortcut that will also bypass some climbing. 5 more days until we're in Yorktown, and it feels good to be in Virginia!
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