Day 38

Marysville, OH to Wooster, OH -- 98 miles This was a pretty day, too, so we've been blessed with three beautiful days since Indianapolis. We even had a tail wind again today and that is always welcome. Today we biked through Amish country. This area of Ohio (north central) is rural and has some amazing scenery. The homes and barns look like something you'd see in a magazine. We saw several horse-drawn black carriages that are so characteristic of the Amish communities. There was another bike tour on the road today going in the opposite direction. Several of those riders yelled at us that we were going in the wrong direction and that was pretty humorous to us! This group was part of a 3,000- rider tour called GOBA which is an acronym for something along the lines of "bike ride across Ohio." Almost every state has a big state ride like this, RAGBRAI in Iowa being the largest and most famous. We were out on the bikes by 7:05 again this morning, our regular starting time. A few riders who like to ride a little slower and stop more often were requested by Tracy (owner of CrossRoads) to leave a little earlier so as not to be out on the road too late. The last three days have been long ones -- 88, 108, and 98 miles respectively -- and tomorrow will be another one at 91 miles to Niles, OH. Special note to Sharon and Sarah Jane: I'm with Jim and Carol at the Wooster Public Library right now so this a hello to you from all of us. The weather report for tomorrow is for highs in the mid - 60's (wow, that's pretty cold for us!) and for blustery winds with a possibility of thunderstorms. Doesn't sound that great, but we are going to be one day closer to Boston and that's all that matters to me at this point!