Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #2 May 27, 2018 Glendale, VA to Mineral, VA - 83 Miles Ride Time 6.10 Hours Tour Total 150 Miles details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180527-0619 I didn’t sleep well last night on the floor of Willis Methodist Church. I definitely missed my comfortable bed back home. My alarm began clamoring at 5am. The plan was to leave by 6. In a kitchen cabinet dedicated to visiting cyclists, I scored instant oatmeal which I prepared and ate while I packed my gear. Outside, the pavement was wet from last night’s rain. The temperature was cool and it was overcast. It was a perfect day for covering ground. The goal was 80 miles. I’ve been following VA cyclist route 76, and we spent much of the day on two lane country roads. Car traffic was never bad. I literally passed a thousand churches of every form and denomination. I was out on the road hours before Sunday morning services, and the parking lots were still empty. Much of the roadway was tree lined. ...

TransAm Day #3 May 28, 2018 Mineral, VA to Charlottesville, VA - 55 Miles Ride Time 4:06 Hours Tour Total 204 Miles details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180528-0600 Last night I slept on a community room banquet table upstairs at the back of Mineral fire station. The large wood paneled room had about 20 large tables and metal folding chairs set up in rows. I was able to organize my gear and string up a laundry line. My extension cord once again came in handy, as I created an work area with a charging station and mobile office set up (this phone). After the church, I couldn’t bear to sleep on another floor. I did a sit test in the table to make sure it wouldn’t collapse like the ones I used to have at Hunter College. It held me fine. Both Steve’s worried I’d roll off in the middle of the night. My Therm-a-rest did created a narrow rounded ridge down the center, but I never rolled off. A ceiling fan whirred above me all night. I didn’t sleep great. I go...