Times with Jacob

Before CNC, I went up north to spend 3 weeks with my little boy friend J. He still loves trains and cars.
But, the new things are Lego Kranxx / Squidman and the space police.
We can play for hours of made up stories. WALL-E, EVE and all of the robot friends on Axiom often get into trouble. But, with the help of different aliens, space police and sometimes Batman or Thomas , they always manage to save the ship and return to earth.

Won a race

This is not a race, but I raced with the dark clouds all morning long.
Making record time to Kenansville's brand spanking new indoor stadium
20 minutes before it poured down rain.

Indoor camping

In Dunn, but we are not done

I noticed the change of landscape, from steep mountain S curve roads
to rolling hills with soy beans one side & tobacco the other.

My kind of rest stop: Oreos, pb&j, fruit, Gatorade

Camping in Sanford fairground after 78 miles

Camping in Thomasville Baptist Children's Home

Camping in the soccer field

One grand day

On two wheels.
Saw three wild turkey.
Don't want to think about fall while going down the mountain.
But, wouldn't forget the five mile straight down.
After six hours, I am in seventh heaven laying on my air metress.

Camping in base ball field

1st rest stop

Begin at Blowing Rock

Day_0 text

Day-0 CNC ride

We drove from Charlotte airport to Blowing Rock (3 hours in the RAIN)

And we think we're READY

We're VERY lucky to have a hotel room in this RAINY town so our bikes can be warm, dry and cozy. But not for long.

Dinner was good

Early to bed; early to rise for our first riding day tomorrow

Day_0 of CNC09 ride at 3,300 feet

Keep track

After a beautiful ride this morning, the Flight Deck on my bicycle shows over 500 miles in 2 months. Reminded me that I have to do the same distance in 7 days at the end of Sept. It also show the gears (small front ring and 4th ring in back) for against the wind ride. I thought I will never ride on the road with no bike lane and/or car passes you in 60 mph. Somehow, I managed to over come the fear. On the other hand, A1A and Jupiter Island is an exception during the weekend morning. Hundreds of cyclist train there. They ride in pack, like what you see in Tour de france, even the Islander doesn't like it. Traffic police watch us carefully. Every times when the pack pass me, it feel like a swarm of bees just flew by........