7/2 Jill's Bike Log

7/2 Fri-Destination; Mansfield, PA. (Biked 35 miles; total 880). We usually eat cereal and bagels for breakfast, but Karen & Mallory bought a special treat of sticky buns and cantaloupe. Yum. Trevor and Bryce adopted a “Kazakhstan” accent for the past four days. They’ve kept us amused with their duo dialogue while hanging out at the campground.

We drove on back roads from the campground to Galeton. The bikes were covered in a thick layer of dust from driving on gravel roads. We hosed off the bikes in a car wash, which worked well to remove the dust and grime. Yesterday Bryce and Mal took most of the day off and today Trevor and Mal decided to sag. For the first 20 miles, it was rolling hills nestled in a valley with intermittent towns and farms. Karen stopped so we could eat lunch. Bryce decided to sag after lunch which was a wise move because the road became really congested with traffic and the hills were intense. Part of the way was a rumble strip which was nerve racking going downhill because it looked like fluorescent flashing lights.

I was picked up at the end of a dirt road to head into Bucktail Family Campground. Passed by fields and woods and then suddenly came upon “Bucky” signs leading us into the campground. It was a RV city. Our campsite is in front of the office, so all day long we watched huge RVs stream into the campground. The kids were off playing “Bucky Ball,” swimming in the pool or playing mini golf while Karen and I washed clothes and Karen uploaded photos for the blog. John, Sebby and Tessa’s Friedeborn, (Karen’s family), arrived around 6:00 and Rich, Denise, Kelsey, Evan and Jenna Bilsback arrived around 9:00 pm. They set up camp and then we played a round of “Catch Phrase” before heading to bed.