Part 1 Itinerary updated 9 July
(which Troy has dubbed "Excititude 2009")
Day 1 : Yorktown VA to Mechanicsville VA = 81 miles
COMPLETED: YORKTOWN VA TO GLENDALE VA = 65 miles
Day 2: Mechanicsville VA to Kents Store VA = 79 miles
COMPLETED: GLENDALE VA TO BEAVERDAM VA = 60 miles
Day 3: Kents Store VA to Rockfish Gap VA = 63 miles
COMPLETED: (half day) BEAVERDAM VA TO MINERAL VA = 26 miles
(DAY 4 - REST DAY)
Day 5: Mineral VA to Charlottesville VA = 55 miles
Day 6: Charlottesville VA to Afton VA = 28 miles
..... THE APPALACHAINS.....
Day 7: Afton VA to Vesuvius VA = 34 miles (A MOUNTAIN)
Day 8: Vesuvius VA to Troutville VA = 67 miles
Day 9: Troutville VA to Newbern VA = 60 miles
Day 10: Newbern VA to Sugar Grove VA = 62 miles
Day 11: Sugar Grove VA to Rosedale VA = 59 miles
Day 12: Rosedale VA to Elkhorn KY = 55 miles
Day 13: Elkhorn KY to Hindman KY = 63 miles
Day 14: Hindman KY to Buckhorn KY = 48 miles
Day 15: Buckhorn KY to Berea KY = 74.5 miles
Day 16: Berea KY to Lincoln Homestead State Park KY = 72 miles
Day 17: LHSP KY to Hodgenville KY = 65 miles
Day 18: Hodgenville KY to Mammoth Cave KY = 40 miles
Day 19: Mammoth Cave KY to Eastview KY = 59 miles
Day 20: Eastview KY to Utica KY = 72 miles
Day 21: Utica KY to Marion KY = 74 miles
Day 22: Marion KY to Simpson IL = 55 miles
Quality Water Means Quality Life
1.2 billion people do not have access to clean water. Help others avoid the choice between thirst or disease.
As we passed through the Ozark Mountains, among Missouri scenic rivers, we came to a gorgeous little spot called "Two Rivers." At this convergence of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, the silt heavy rapids of the Current meet the clear calm of the Jacks Fork river and one can actually see the divide between the two. I couldn't help but think of the divide between our access to clean water and the lack thereof in the villages of rural Ghana.
Troy and I consume on average, about 12 to 20 (20 oz) bottles of water daily. That's 12 to 20 times per day that, unlike the people in rural Ghana, Troy and I avoid illness without even realizing it. Regardless of how many miles we ride, we have no doubt that stopping anywhere along the road for water will be easy and risk-free.
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