Athens OH & Clarksburg WV
Last night we stayed at a dumpy little motel in Athens OH. We didn’t do much of anything except cook some chedderwursts and watch TV. I did venture out of the room for a short while to go to a local coffee shop. Athens seemed like a pretty cool town, old buildings, old uneven brick roads, which aren’t great for riding a bike on, but are nice to look at.
This morning we headed to Clarksburg WV, which was only a 11o miles ride. For some reason my GPS was not working for the first 1/2 of the ride, but half way through I restarted it for the 5th or 6th time and it finally started working. Since my GPS wasnt working, and Ryan’s gave him different directions than what I had thought, we ended up splitting up for part of the trip.
It was while I was by myself, just 30-40 miles outside of Clarksburg, that a bird flew towards me, I ducked not wanting to hit it with my helmet again. It tried to dodge me, but I was going to fast, somewhere between 65 and 70. It ended up flying right into the little pole that holds up my left mirror. I instantly started screaming like a little girl into my helmet. Not only cause I was shocked to hit the bird, but because it was now stuck on my mirror, and didn’t look like it was going to come off. So I pulled over, immediately went for my camera, filmed a short video, and took a quick picture. Check it out.
Ryan and I met back up at the really nice hotel room that Clarksburg Baptist Church put us up in, and now we are relaxing a bit more. We did take a very dangerous walk to the Kroger across the street, but other than that it has been a pretty relaxing day.
Miles yesterday: 75
Miles today: 115
Total Miles ~11,750
June 15th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
you did film yourself screaming like a girl!!!!
Great job
June 15th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Was there a speed limit or a sign “Bird Crossing”?. Slow down. Grandma
June 15th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
dinner is served!
June 17th, 2009 at 5:42 am
In Louisiana you would have made a gumbo with the bird.
It’s interesting keeping up with you and your adventures.
Slow down and be safe.
What memories ya’ll are making.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Annette & Louise
June 17th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Just viewed your 2nd encounter with a bird. You’ll soon be cited with “hunting without a licence.
Annette
June 17th, 2009 at 7:36 am
I love how you say “that’s awesome” about MURDERING A BIRD!!!! LOL
June 18th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Loved your bird video. Bet it won’t have the GUTS to do THAT again! I used to tell my girls that when bugs hit our car windshield and they said “That’s gross Dad!”