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Day 56 - August 2 - Boonville, KY to Hindman, KY - 67 miles Click on the thumbnails to view larger pictures.
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| We rose at 5:00 this morning and went across the street to
Dooley's Diner for breakfast. It seems this is where all the men
come for breakfast before heading to work in the fields or mines or
wherever it is they go. Six of them sat at a table in the middle of
the dining room eating breakfast and enjoying conversation. We tried
to catch what they were talking about, but we couldn't understand the
language they were speaking. It sure isn't the same language we
speak.
The ride started out in a heavy fog and it was tedious going for an hour or so. The roads were fairly level, but we had to go slow to watch for traffic. Fortunately there weren't many people out this morning. After about an hour we encountered the first real climb of the day, a 2 mile hill that left us drenched at the top. From that point on it was constant up and down, up and down. We also had to spray a couple of more dogs, bringing the two day total to 7. Our lunch stops had been memorable lately and today's was no different. We pulled into a convenience store in Dwarf to buy rolls and peanut butter for something to eat when we discovered there was a real nice area in the back of the store with tables and chairs. We decided that was where we should eat and relax a bit in the air conditioning. While eating our PBJ sandwiches, Little Debbies, and soda our touring friend Art came in. He saw our bikes out front and decided to stop in and visit for a while. The conversation centered around dogs and how we are dealing with them. We've found that Halt is very effective against the hard charging, snarling, blood thirsty critters, but Art didn't bring any with him. He's been squirting them with his water bottles. This method works, but it leaves you short on water, and in the hot, humid conditions we been riding that can be dangerous. We all agreed that a water pistol would be the perfect solution so he looked around the store and found just what he needed. A nice sized, long range pistol that should be good for a day's worth of dogs. He's now looking forward to his next encounter. When we arrived in Hindman we were hot, thirsty, tired, and looking for a place to lay down. There was an artist's workshop in town for the weekend so everything was booked up. The only place available was two and a half miles out of town, up hill, and off route. We were to tired to go on, so up the hill we went. What we found was a motel right out of the 50's, it even had the original furniture and linens. The real problem was there was nowhere to get a meal nearby. When we checked in the owner mentioned there was a restaurant back down the highway "a few miles" that delivers. That was like music to our ears! We ordered their special of the day and had the best homemade sirloin tips, baked potato, green beans, and cherry lush pie for dessert. Things are looking up! |
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