Indiana is beautiful…and hilly! I wasn’t ready for this. I figured it would be pretty flat like the past couple weeks…boy was I wrong. The uphills aren’t long, but they are a bit steep and constant, you go up, and then you go down, and you go up….like a roller coaster but more painful.

Alex and I enjoyed the beautiful countryside as we slowly chugged up the ‘mountains.’ We even went through a ’ski’ town called Paoli. Yes, they actually have skiing in southern Indiana, but I’ve heard that it’s usually just icy hillsides.

Just before getting into Louisville I got a call from Allen, a cool guy who found out about my ride via Team Wonderbike. He got his family together (Patti and Maggie) and we all rode over the Ohio river together. It was beautiful, the sun was low on the horizon casting an orange light over the city. And since I had a good ensemble cast with me, we had a nice big happy dance on the Banks of the Ohio. And Allen saved the day when he pulled out a few cans of Fat Tire beer! You can buy New Belgium in Indiana but not in Kentucky. It was a great way to end the day.

From there Alex and I rode to Barbara (Aunt Bo) and Tab’s place. They are family of my good friend Mary. Anyway, we were treated to an amazing Vietnamese dinner and afterward Tab made us her special vanilla/peanut butter and honey ice cream concoction. Heaven!

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