Cross Country Bicycle Trek | Tour

Friday May 16

Travelogue | Notes...

In the morning I decided to call my friend Eric and fill him in about my departure Sunday morning. While I was speaking to him, call waiting clicked to inform me of another call coming in. It was my ex-girlfriend of almost seven years. Back in December I had told her that it would be best not to see or speak to each other again so I was surprised to hear from her.

In the back of my mind I always thought she would hear of my trip and she would get in touch. Well, she did. I had posted info about my upcoming bike trip on my website. Apparently her brother saw it and mentioned it to her. She was calling from a pay phone in New York because she thought that being outside in public would prevent her from crying, but it didn't. She was both happy and upset that I was leaving. We spoke for about ten minutes. It was good to hear from her, but I didn't want to delve into old times. I spent the rest of the day getting organized and packing.