End of Day 6 - I'm still alive!

It's been a bit crazy lately. I went from middle of nowhere Virginia to less than middle of nowhere Kentucky. I mean you can practically here the music from Deliverance! I've ridden through over a hundred miles of "Coal Country." I'll have to admit that it won't make my Top 10 places to vacation list. This place is rural, one syllable pronunciation rural.

I haven't been able to update the blog in several days as my phone hasn't had a data connection since day 3. And I haven't been able to text since day 4. I tried to make a cell phone call and an automated voice said "Welcome to Appalachian Wireless." Ah crap!!!

I'm staying in Booneville tonight. No kidding. I'm at the Booneville library now and it closes in five minutes. So not much time for details.

I passed the 700 mile mark today - 20%.

I slept on the floor of a Baptist church last night in Bypro.

The dogs are getting faster and more determined.

This lousy county is dry!@@##!@#!@ I ride all day thinking of the ice cold beer that I'm going to enjoy and then I end up in a bloody dry county!

I didn't rain today for the first time since Day 1.

I fell of White Lightnin' yesterday. A classic Boy Blunder move. I was riding up hill and it was time to flip the map so I pulled it out of the holder and then dropped it. I stopped to turn around to get it and the couldn't get my shoe upclipped from the pedal. And over I tumbled onto the gravel shoulder. Dumbass!

Tonight I think that I'll be camping behind the Presbyterian church. I like to spread myself amongst the different religious sects. In fact, I stayed at a hostel run by a Methodist church two nights ago in Damascus, Virginia.

I do not like coal trucks. I do not like them in the rain, I do not like them is my refrain. I hear them coming and want to hide, but soon I'll be gone and all they'll see is my backside.

Ciao for now. Library is closing