[Whirl] Riding across the U.S.

[Kathy Bilton]

I don't really see all that many recumbents out here in the 
Sharpsburg/Shepherdstown area but earlier today, I came upon a recumbent 
rider who'd just rolled into Shepherdstown from Everett, WA on his way to 
Raleigh, NC.

He asked me about the restaurant he had just parked in front of 
(Betty's).  I said I didn't really know about it as I never ate there. 
Then I decided to see if he might be interested in joining me at the Blue 
Moon as I was just on my way there to meet a friend for lunch.  So he 
headed on over there a couple of blocks away.

Anyway, Will was riding a Volae (not sure which model). Pic here of him 
and bike in front of Betty's. 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_SdQdP4d4OHN0ZZU2E3WXNTZEk

This was not his first time to make the trip.  He'd done it 8 years ago on 
the same bike.  He reported that at home though, he pretty much stuck to 
riding his upright.  A few nights previous, on the only evening where he 
didn't have somewhere arranged to stay, he'd run into a couple on the GAP 
and ended up staying in an apartmment they told him about that had been 
prepared for a couple who cancelled out at the last minute.  I'm not sure 
if they were refugees of some sort or not, but the place he stayed was a 
part of or else just very close to http://cityofasylum.org/ 
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/10/in-pittsburgh-a-refugeforendangeredwriters.html

(Had his first flat a couple of days ago.  Was using Schwalbe Marathon 
Plus tires.)


--Kathy