Sat eating breakfast with a beaver, ducks and geese this morning. Nice.
Continued on road 80 and almost immediately was climbing. The gradients increased after about 8 miles when I left Kentucky and entered Virginia, the last State of the trip.
Then it happened. First time so far but it had to come. On the approach to Haysi, the climb was a toughie zig zag and with the weight, heat (over 90), humidity and probably lack of a substantial breakfast I had to stop and walk for a couple of 100 yards. I was just beat.
Stopped at the Pizza Factory in Haysi for lunch and had a fish meal followed by three big pancake and loads of syrup. The latter courtesy of the establishment so a "Big thank you". Needed the sugar rush. After Haysi the road was just perfect. A gradual climb following a creek which was flowing in the opposite direction. Trees on all sides. As mentioned earlier the humidity was high. My watch tells me - the face mists up. On reaching town of Council I looked down on the following scene. I'll give you one guess as to what I did.
After the town of Council I had the second tough climb but was able for this one.
Had been told of a camping facility in Elk Gardens so headed for there. It's the United Methodist church and hall and the doors are left unlocked at all times for residents and cyclists. Just great. Met Laura (as can be seen from her blog http://www.lauraleeson.wordpress.com/ she is a very gutsy young girl who is cycling across the USA heading for Glacier Park, Montana) and Chuck (a 62 year old who is heading for California). They met and are chumming each other for a bit. To you both, "Take care and enjoy".
Updated: Hayters Gap, Virginia (library)
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