Newly cut grass and cow manure
Today was another short ride in beautiful weather – it was the first day I rode totally without leg and arm warmers. Plenty of sunscreen on though… I managed to get into a good rhythm after the inital first miles and the miles rolled by quickly. Initially, the roads were rolling with lots of up-and-downs, but after a while it flattened out. I don’t know if it was the route or if it is because it is Memorial Day weekend, but there was definitely a lot more yard and garage sales going on than I’ve seen any other weekend. Otherwise, it was a day of smells – mostly newly cut grass (lawn mowing must be America’s favourite pastime) and cow manure. And I also saw my first Amish buggy.
Since it was a short ride I rode straight to the destination – Lebanon, PA – without any stops. After a quick shower it was time to take a walk around Lebanon. Seemed like there wasn’t much happening – they had a very nice farmers’ market though. And there was a bicycle shop, so it wasn’t completely dead. I guess a lot of people are doing other things due to Memorial Day.
Tomorrow I have planned a day trip to Hershey, the Chocolate Town. Then there’ll probably be some pictures as well.
The Google Map of today’s route can be seen here.