Day 18: Athens, Ohio, home of Ohio University

I'm happy to be back in a college a town where Internet cafes run wild and a request for soy milk is more common than an order for coffee-black. The streets here are all brick and there's that feeling of university-town liberalism here that one experiences on the streets of Columbia, Mo., or Eugene, Ore. I've decided to chill out at the Donkey Cafe for a while -- I like the name. Sean is still traveling along State Route 32, which has a good soldier, but he's about to learn has some more uphill than the previous two days.

Taking the afternoons off has slowed us down, but Sean's right, he has think about his long term safety. There's a chance Sean won't be able to ride again this afternoon, so we may spend some time here in Athens. I would play disc golf, but the description of the course here in town doesn't entice me, and the next closest course is 20 miles away.

Sean should be rolling into Athens sometime between 11:30 and 12:30 (EST) unless he gets a phone call that makes him stop for a while. So stay tuned, if we are here for the afternoon he should get a chance to post thanks to all the wireless in this town.