So apparently the Berkshires are fairly big. And hilly. And hard to bike on. These are all things I have learned in the past few days, en route from Andover to my current location of Poughkeepsie. One of the hills we biked on yesterday was a 17% grade! (If you're not impressed by this, do some googling. It's STEEP.) The scenery, however, made this decently tolerable. Town after New England-y town outdid itself in adorableness and we passed (and played with) a farm full of miniature goats! The mountains themselves, of course, are really breathtaking and it made me very happy that I was exploring the US this summer. I've lived in Connecticut for 4 years and never fully appreciated the beauty of the scenery next door.
As for myself, I'm holding up well.
Current Katie Stats:
Blisters: 2
Ridiculous tan lines: 6 (they would improve faster if it would stop raining. If any of my myriad readers could do anything about it, it would be most appreciated.)
Percent of time spent covered in bike grease: 82%
Bug bites: Too many to count
Unrelated but interesting facts:
Most creepy roadkill: Snake
Strangest road name: Tie between "Fish and Game Rd." and "Rip van Winkle Blvd."
Number of times I have consumed PB&J in the last week: 50+
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hooray ice ice baby!!
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