Beautiful Berea

Today was a great day. Woke up to the sun rising in Booneville and got on the rode by around 7:11. It was just me and Thomas. Bill was gonna take a little longer getting ready and Michael left about an hour earlier.He's probably gone forever; he wanted to set a pace for himself that Thomas and I didn't want to keep, but it's chill. He was planning on doing an 87 mile day today in the extreme heat, while Thomas and I kept it cool and did a 50 mile day to Berea, KY. We got in at about 1, and due to the lack of camping or free lodging, we splurged on a motel. After we showered we took a refreshing little adventure into town on our deloaded bikes and checked out a buch of local artists and their crafts in the Old Town Artisan village. It inspired me and I wanted to buy so many souvenirs, but I don't have money or space in my panniers:( so I settled for the purchase of a piece of caramel vanilla nut fudge, yum! We then ate at BC&T, Berea Coffee and Tea, because Thomas asked a local college kid where a good place was as we were passing him. It was delish; I had a panini and an iced chai latte, yum again. So yeah, it's been a good day, through some nice rolling hills as the terrain flattens out and now i'm feeling good resting in the motel room. Hope I don't get fleas.... Oh yeah! And we've just finished our second map: onto the next one! Roadkill count: 172 (the first one for today was a dog on the side of the road, so sad, so terrifying)