We slept in today, and after our complimentary breakfast thanks to Bernadette - owner of the Hash House, Lynchburg - we set off late at 12.30. We had 5 days (now 4) to get to Knoxville, Tennessee a total of 320miles - now 257. This is just more than 60 miles a day, which would be easy, but we have already done 4 days in a row of 65 miles a day and with one extremely late night. So 9 days continuous cycling - before a rest day in Knoxville, and then 500 miles to St Louis (in 8 days - 7 and 1 rest day).
It was still hot, and windy, and hilly, but we are coping better now and managed 62miles before it got too dark. We are staying at a Quality Inn tonight - special because it has a swimming pool, and a hot breakfast tomorrow. We plan on leaving by 9, and cycling as far as we feel like - we have our route written out - back of the envelope trick still working, and are going with the motto that every mile more that we do today, is one less to do tomorrow.
We officially passed £7000 today - which unofficially puts us at £11000 raised so far. We also hit the 500 miles milestone. We are both getting some serious tan lines - we each have a brown spot on our white hands - where the sun gets through the one hole in our gloves. Bedtime.
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