Past Louisville

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Today the crew is staying at a free hostel for cyclists near the intersection of highways 84 and 920 in Kentucky. Michael said highway 902, but since I couldn't find any highway of that name intersecting 84 I'm going to assume he was mistaken. Today was a total of near 60 miles. The group decided that they were going to forsake the caves on the trip. It would have been about an ~80 mile detour and the group was behind because of the storms last night.

Though there was lightning throughout the night the storms never broke again except for a little bit of rain. The crew was up at 6:30 today, a nice change from the typically late starts they've been having. They hung out a bit in the morning because the nuns (??) brought them milk and coffee and also postcards if they wanted them. And then they were off! The pace was relaxed and on a "sortcut" they happened to get on they rode by a childhood home of Lincoln. I guess the group got a little split up over the day, so they did their own things. Lunch was a chicken sandwich and a tasty tasty chocolate milkshake for Michael. He said that the day was rolling hills, but definitely flatter than they had been. It was warm and less humid than it had been. At one point Michael rode alongside a horse and carriage that was along the road.