Update 4/7
Day #46
Today: Ft. Valley, GA, to Milledgeville, GA (63 miles)
Total miles: 2488
Tomorrow (plan): Warrenton, GA
After seeing what the weather was like this morning, I broke out another layer of clothes, and Susan put on every layer she had packed for the trip. The predicted cold front had arrived during the night, and at 8:30 AM as we started pedaling, the ambient temperature was 40 degrees after a low of 34 during the night. Strong winds in the 20 - 25 mph range gave us a wind chill that was well down into the 30's. The roller coaster hills were almost welcome, since they warmed us up as we pedaled away, inching up the steep grades in the area. The area into, through, and around Macon was also hilly, so by the time we ate lunch there we were fairly well warmed up as a result of climbing the hills. Last night I had contacted Phil Wise, a Warm Showers member who lives with his wife Dianne about 10 miles north of Milledgeville at Lake Sinclair, and I told him we expected to be there in mid-afternoon. We arrived at about 4:00 PM at their beautiful lake-front home, and after getting cleaned up we were treated to a tour of Milledgeville by Dianne. This is one of those towns you wish you had the time to spend a few days exploring. It is a college town, the site of Georgia Military College, Georgia College and State University, and Central Georgia Technical College. The old governor's mansion gives proof that it was a former capital of Georgia (1806 to 1868), and beautiful antebellum homes can be found throughout the town. After our tour of the town we went to the Italian restaurant owned by Phil and Dianne, where we were treated to a delicious meal. We then returned to their home, swapped cycling stories, and watched the Weather Channel before retiring for the evening. The forecast is for colder temperatures, but no wind.