Early this morning we said goodbye to Richmond and the beautiful downtown Marriot Hotel, as we strapped the skates back on and began our journey towards Washington, DC. We skated 35 miles on some back roads between Richmond and our destination for the day, Ruther Glen. Today turned out to be the coolest skate (temperature wise, mid 70's) of the trip to date.
The most eventful aspect of today's skate was the few big trucks that cruised by with some terrible fumes coming from their load. As northerners, we are still uncertain exactly what is contained in these trucks, but locals tell us they carry pigs and chickens...and subsequently, their droppings. Although the odor almost knocked us on our backs, we've faced this adversity before, and were able to push forward to continue the skate.
During our skates we keep tabs of any comments that come from passing vehicles. While Carson and I were warming up our legs early in the skate, a car passed by with a slight swerve. Upon inspection, I noticed it was a woman with two children in the back seat. As she passed, the visibly angry woman proceeded to lean out of her window and tell us in an angry tone that we "Should get a car!". It is arguable as to whether this comment ranks up there as a top pick, nonetheless Carson and I got a little chuckle from it.
Dan and Jason maintained a solid pace throughout the day and I will indulge our readers in some new information from the skates. Dan and Jason both enjoy the social aspect of skating. During the skate today the two were overheard testing each others musical knowledge. I've quickly learned that we all have our routines that help us get through a tough days skate.
It's almost time for dinner and maybe some cake but it might be an early night for the troops as we have another long skate planned for tomorrow. We'd like to welcome two additional skaters and recent college graduates tomorrow...Vicki Kohan from Syracuse University and Elaine Lambrinos from the University of Vermont.
Yours in skating,
Sean S.
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Yea! Go Syracuse. Another Orange stepping up to the plate for the cause! If she skates as far as New Jersey she can see my Syracuse Orangemen soda machine, and my shrine to the 2003 National Championship basketball team.
From, who else but that crazy Syracuse fan, Aunt Linda!
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