Day 4: On the Road Jack (May 29th)

Was up at 5am in order to avoid rush hour but after a pistacchio muffin didn't hit the road until 6.15am. Fully loaded I felt like a baby donkey trying to walk for the first time!! It took an age to get through Boston & when rush hour began around 7am I crawled. Didn't get to Wellsley, my jump off point for route 131 West until around 10.30am. Couldn't belive it took so long. Wellsely was a gorgeous suburb & my last sight of Boston. Rte 131 would take me west most of the way to Sutton where I'd stay that night. Everything was ok until about Upton but then my map wasn't detailed enough for all the minor roads & I started to go wrong. Felt like I was in 'Deliverance' country Forested with marsh here & there. If I'd seen a kid with a banjo I was running home!! Finally I was put right but by 3pm I was still a good distance from Sutton & energy ws running low. Asked a guy how far & he sai about 8 miles. The campsite a further 5 miles so that was out but he said there was B7B's in Sutton. When I got to Sutton I cycled straight through it, it was so small, had to be put right by a lady who saw my puzlled looks. Back in Sutton a local lady told there werew no B&B's & my heart sank as I was exhausted. Found out in a local store there was a nearby motel & went there for the night. I was wrecked & felt there was no way I'd make it to California. I did 12hrs for 60 miles & a total gain of only 45 miles. My legs were like jelly.