Day 57

Cleveland Heights,OH - Fairview,PA (96 miles)

This morning we woke up refreshed and ready to go. During breakfast we decided that we were going to try to make it to my grandma's house in Fairview rather than camping half way. We were just about to head out when it started to pour. Like for real pour. Thunder, lightening, the works. So we weren't going anywhere soon.

After about an hour the brunt of the storm had passed, so it was time to go. Clad in blue ponchos, we started out trek to Fairview. We were leaving later than we had anticipated, but we were hopeful we would still make it. Today was going to be epic.

We rode in the rain for a solid 45 minutes before it let up, which can be a challenge in a city, especially in an unformilular one. Is there a giant pothole under the puddle on the road? Will the drivers give us extra space? Will our bikes hydoplane when we try to stop? What road are we looking for? Was this really a good idea. These questions, and more, inevitably cross our minds. But the rain stopped and our came the humidity.

At 5:00pm we pulled into Astibula for some dinner. We had to make a decision, were we going to camp here, or push on to Fairview? Our GPS said we were 34 miles away, so three hours. This would be cutting it close since it gets dark around 8:30pm. The consenses was to ride on. The weather called for thunderstorms throughout the night and on Wednesday, and none of us wanted to pack up our things in the rain the next morning. So I called my mom, grandma and brother to let them know we were on our way. There was no turning back - Fairview or bust.