Day 67: Chillicothe, OH to Athens, OH

Today's Mileage: 60
Total Mileage: 3393

Our host Lee started our day with a light breakfast, and we headed out in search of coffee. The day began a little late, and we had to travel in the rain to McArthur. It was slow going, and the bumpy shoulder didn't help matters.

In McArthur, we lunched at a pizza place and I warmed up with some hot tea. It was hard to get back on the bike, but within a mile I caught a second wind and sped into Athens. The rain continued, but at least there was a decent shoulder, making the riding a lot less stressful.

We hung around a coffee shop in Athens for a while, staying out of the rain and hoping to make friends with somebody who would let us crash at their house. As friendly as we made ourselves appear, we didn't score a place to sleep so we headed out to find some dinner.

The restaurant where we ate had great ingredients and a decent beer list, and we started chatting people up at the bar. Soon enough, a nice guy named Scott offered us a place to stay... it didn't take much convincing when he mentioned he had a hot tub. We also enjoyed some lively conversation and shooting darts with Scott's blow gun.