The Dream's Over

Well, Ohio's not as fun as I used to think it was. There's two reasons for this: the first is that the roads are absolutely horrible. We learned that in earnest leaving Youngstown for Akron, and it's been more of the same throughout the remainder of our journey here. Apparently Ohio pours a great deal of money into its road maintenance, but it really doesn't show. Both of my wheels are so ridiculously out of true right now that I have to open up my breaks to keep them from rubbing. This essentially means that I'm riding without breaks. Hopefully this won't be an issue for too much longer; I can have them trued and with so few hills there isn't much need for quick stops.


The major reason why Ohio is no fun right now is because I am sick. I started feeling crumby two nights ago, but upon waking and not having a fever, commenced riding our ninety four mile ride into Kenyon College. This was a mistake. This morning my body was not happy with me, greeting me with chills, aches, and a mild fever. Needless to say I was "vanned" today. Even with Marita's hilarious musings, not being on a bike while everyone else was sucked. With any luck, I'll feel well enough tomorrow to ride again, but honestly the odds aren't in my favor. Be thinking about me the next few days, because having the flu was not on my list of things to do this summer.

Apologies for the wholly negative entry, I'll be doing my best to write a sickeningly positive one the next time I blog. Until then, peace out hombres.