Today was supposed to be an easy 45-50 mile day and ended up being not that. I got into a dog chase, got a flat tire, was lost several times in Richmond, and ended up having to ride the last 5 miles after sunset. I made it to my destination but it wasn’t the best day for me. Ended up going 66 miles instead also. Woof

I left Ruther Glen this morning a little late so I would get to Richmond at noon for the Gator game. I planned on taking a pit stop at the weapons store to get some mace to fend off dogs that chase me and on the way there a dog chased me. Go figure. Anyway I picked up this stuff.

Hopefully this will help me in the event I can’t outrun the dog next time. On my way to Richmond I ran into several biking groups that were high fiving me and wishing me luck on my journey. In addition, when I got a flat and was fixing it on the side of the road 3 different people stopped and asked if I needed help. It was pretty awesome to experience strangers being nice. Props to you north Richmond area!

I made my way through to Richmond and went to the Gator bar there which had like 8 UF people at it. Ended up eating a ton of food and having two Miller Lites which got me pretty drunk. My tolerance is falling quick. After leaving the bar I got lost as hell following the confusing ECG directions which cost me 15 minutes or so. I still managed to get some pictures of the river though.

After finally getting out of Richmond I hot tailed it over to Chester to my final destination.

Tomorrow I go to South Hill then finally on to Raleigh on Monday. Can’t wait to be there.