The alarm went off at 5.30 but I slept in until 9.30 - too tired. Was up & on the road for 11am. Started straight in to climbing right out of Pottsville and for the next 2.5 hours it was a series of long climbs with short downhills as I headed for the hills around Pottsville. Just outside town a guy on a motorbike pulled alongside pushed up his helmet visor & asked where I was headed. I replied "San Francisco if I can make it ". He said "You will, You will. Ya just need determination and.... steroids. Best o' luck Buddy" And with that he flipped down the visor, gunned the engine & roared off, leaving me laughing to myself.
For the next two hours it was tough but after one long downhill the the road opened up into a broad flat-bottomed valley flanked by two wood covered ridges which ran Southwet for 30 Miles to Millersburg where I'd stay for the night. The road was decent & I passed through a few small villages of no particular interest until I came to Gratz where I stopped for drinks. By now it was very hot & I noticed that my upper left leg was feeling sore from the sun. I put suncream on both legs but, by now it was a bit too late as I had got a pretty bad sunburn on the left leg.
During the afternoon I started to pass through more Amish country & watching the famileis working in the fields it looked a bit like a throwback to Little house on the prarie.
Got to Millersburg & found a cheap motel 1 mile outside town. Couldn't sleep much that night as my leg was too uncomfortable.
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