Was on the road by 7.45 & it was warm & humid. Was in to the 80's by 9am & into the 90's by 11.30. Don't what 95 is in celsius but it's hot, damn hot. The humidity was also mid 80's so I was pumping sweat with every bit of little debris sticking to my arms & legs. I stopped for a break for 90 mins at 12.30pm & slept for 40 mins. Found it tough going in the afternoon in to a stiff headwind. Stopped for a 40 mins break at a place called South Tamaqua. Downed 2 bottles of gatorade straight away & got 2 more for the road along with my own 2 bottles. Passed through a really nice town of Tamaqua shortly after, really quaint. Seems to have grown up around a railway & done well for itself. The last 16 miles to Pottsfield were relatively straight forward, just kept going. But then somehow went wrong after the last village before Pottsfield, ended up in a wee town called St Clair 2-3 miles North of Potts... Couldn't believe it....again. Thats the 3rd or 4th time I've gone wrong, always at the end of the day, so it must be fatigue that does it & you then lose concentration (I'll have to watch that). Any way, got directions and hit Pottsfield quickly & went straight for a cheap motel, was too hot and knackered to contemplate camping.
Turns out we almost had record temperatures for the area today, no wonder I found it tough. There was a bike race through Philadelphia and of the 180 entries, only 90 or so finished. To be honest I thought I was being soft & not used to the weather, don't feel so bad now. Forecast for hotter weather on Monday so staying put until it gets cooler as the week goes on. Might head on on Tuesday. We'll see... Watched Boston go 2 games up on the LA lakers in the NBA finals.
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