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Update 4/24

Day # 63
Today: Bel Air, MD, to Kennett Square, PA (54 miles)
Total miles: 3444
Tomorrow (plan): Ambler, PA

PhotobucketEd was up and about fairly early, since he was going to be working on a Habitat for Humanity house today. We were able to have breakfast and see him off before getting the tandem loaded and ready to go, but we had a daunting task looming before us: locating, buying, writing, and mailing post cards about Maryland before leaving the state. I believe we have mentioned that Susan has decided to mail an appropriate post card to each of our two young granddaughters in each of the states we travel through. The word appropriate is the kicker here: the card must provide information about the state, and finding such cards can be a challenge. We said goodbye to Lee at about 9:30 AM, but by the time the completed post cards were safely mailed, it was time for lunch. We ate at a fast food restaurant and finally headed out of Bel Air at about 12:30 PM. It was great weather for cycling, and the route took us through the beautiful countryside in that area of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The terrain was a repeat of the roller-coasters we had most recently encountered in Virginia, so it was apparent we were going to be considerably late in arriving at our destination. Photobucket I called Jane Irwin, our Warm Showers host, to tell her of our situation and to get some directions, and we finally pulled up at her home at about 6:30 PM. Jane treated us to some chili, corn bread, and salad; all delicious. She had made a cross-country bike tour some years before, and we enjoyed exchanging stories. It was also interesting to hear that her daughter had called earlier in the day to tell Jane she had seen us pedaling through Baltimore in the area of the Johns Hopkins medical buildings. We listened to the weather report that predicted a near record-breaking heat wave for the next few days and went to bed fairly early.