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6.29.009- Here are some updates from Bennett on his first few days on the 3800+ mile ride across the country.

benitosan:Day 1 ride: pretty hard!

Had to wake up at 3am! to be at Colombus Circle for promo & CBS early show (anyone see us?) finally got to ride today, did around 75miles from NYC to Sommerset/NJ? hot, humid & our route felt alot like an alleycat (too many twists & turns). I know it’s not a race but I joined the breakaway group of 2other riders cuz we were thinking it’d take all day to get 42people to finish 75miles together. tough ride for the 3 of us, but we finished first & got to soak in hottubs & swimming pools while others rolled in. doing a beer/food run now, update later…

benitosan:Rode New Jersey to Philadelphia today, nice ride, weather was decent yet humid… tomorrow’s a real test: Philly to Baltimore = 100miles… at least we get to sleep in a hotel that has a hot-tub! tonight we have another 42below vodka party to attend… I’ll stick to drinking beer, thanks, not a vodka fan :angry:

benitosan:So, part of our obligations to this tour is to not only ride the USA, but apparently get drunk courtesy of Bacardi/42below Co. at every major town along the route. Thanks this far for letting me ride NY and Philly, I’ll try to forget about Jersey, that place is a pit! Next up: a 106 mile ride to Baltimore followed by an easy ride to DC… both rewarded with hotel stays… yes! :clap: feels like the rockstar life, except the lack of cocaine & groupies, oh well maybe I’ll get some in Texas? :boogie: btw, Katio did great today, rode faster & stronger than alot of the boys… impressive! :thumbup:

benitosan:today: rode 105miles from Philly to Baltimore.

it was long.
rolling hills.
10 hours.

now I’m gonna eat Pho & drink beer. tired.
oh yeah, we had another party at some Bro Bar.
the girls here in B’more look kinds trashy, cool! :thumbup:

tomorrow is DC! and another party! 38-mile ride, easy! :peace:

benitosan:Today was a recovery day = we rode 40miles from Baltimore to DC via some sketch roads. Normally I’d never ride anything similar to the El Camino to get anywhere via bicycle, but that’s how they routed us to DC. They’re putting us up at some janky HoJo in the NW odlf DC, but I’m not complainig about having a bed, a shower, and A/C. Went downtown to Colombia Heights for yet another 42below party. Thistime they fed us some much needed good food = scampi, pasta, salad, sweet potato fries! Tomorrow is our 1st day of camping on this trip. We are riding 83miles from DC to Bowling Green then camping, should be fun for the unlucky young girl who gets to sleep next to the Bearpedosan, but at least no one here knows about my rep (yet, haha). Katie is doing fabulous, she’s finished every ride super-strong & with a big smile on her face! I’m feeling pretty strong too, but I’m dreading the impending heat, humidity, bugs, and brahs in the South. Oh well, at least I hear that the cigarettes, liquor, and steaks are cheap down there!