Day 15 Plop Plop June 6th

 Walnut Creek, OH to Mount Vernon, OH  57 miles (690) 

I left my Amish hosts early this morning. As I was riding the beautiful back roads I saw about a dozen Amish families on their way to church in horse and buggies.  I often heard the "clop, clop" before seeing the horse and buggy appear over the hill or around the bend.  


Where there is a lot of clop clop, there is bound to be plenty of plop plop: 

The plop plop was so ubiquitous that it could be considered a hazard for bicyclists, unless riding on a trail that has a dedicated lane for horse and buggies: 


These stalls, located in the Walmart parking lot, are for the Amish to park their horse and buggies while shopping (the stalls were empty because it was a Sunday morning and the Amish were busy going to church).  :

Don't think the speed limit applies to horse and buggy, even though they do trot at a good steady pace. I was passed by a couple of horse and buggies while struggling to go uphill - I did pass one horse and buggy on the downhill. 

Today's ride was perfection!  James, (See yesterday's post) helped plan today's route. 57 miles with about 40 miles of trails.  :



The entrance to the beautiful home where I stayed with my Warm Showers hosts. Hey someone has to rough it - it might as well be me! :
Bill and Marsha were amazing hosts. They had interesting travel stories and we had engaging discussions about family. They thought of everything and I felt comfortable raiding their cabinets to refill some of my necessities like body wash, Ziploc baggies and TP.
Marsha baked a homemade rhubarb pie that brought back memories of my mom's rhubarb pies when I was a boy. I wonder if Bill or Marsha saw the tear in my eye?

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  1. AnonymousJune 10, 2021 at 5:16 PM

    Our family laughed out loud with the plop plop! Loved hearing about Ohio Marsha and the rhubarb pie :) - Marsha & Fam

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  2. Angie RJune 10, 2021 at 7:30 PM

    So wonderful to have great hosts along your route! Admiring the great photos of so many covered bridges-I cannot believe that you are already in Ohio…just keep pedaling-stay strong!

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    1. Rolff ChristensenJune 13, 2021 at 5:35 PM

      There's something special about covered bridges - I can't quite put my finger on it, but I sure do enjoy them.

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