Got an early start today, but even though it was 75 degrees, we were dripping with sweat within minutes due to the humidity. We had two bigger climbs in the first 30 miles, then just small hills. When we got to Meadowview, we headed east on route 11 instead of following the maps. We had been told that it would cut off about 25 miles and a bunch of climbing. The shortcut was easy riding, just a little extra traffic due to construction on the interstate that runs parallel. We stopped in Wytheville around 4:45 and decided to quit for the day because there wasn't any camping for another 30 miles on the route. At Walmart, we met Mark, who invited us to stay at his house. We took showers and cooled off in the air conditioning while we talked about cycling with Mark. It's going to be so nice sleeping inside away from the humidity! Four more days to go, and it feels like we're practically there; only 420 more miles. That may seem like a big number, but it feels like nothing compared to what we've already come through. (3383mi, 84.6mi/day) We have small hills until we get to Blue Ridge, then one final climb to Blue Ridge Parkway before its all downhill and relatively flat to the coast.
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