August 17 - August 19

Dropped down to Buena Vista for food, ate at Pizza Hut. Camped at rest area about 4 miles from Glasgow. Yesterday ate breakfast at Glasgow, no hot cakes. Had Ham, eggs, donuts & cereal. Left about 7:30 and head[ed] 9 miles to my 13 mile 3286 foot climb. Ate lunch at Peaks of Otter. Was [not] feel[ing] up to snuff so I only went as far as Roanoke Mtn. Spent the night there, called home & talked with a local girl who was bicycling through. I figured about 15 days to Kansas. ate break. at 220 Truck Stop (Grungy!) and now eating lunch at Rocky Knob. mile 169.

8-20-78 Mile 199 - 4965. Stopped last night at a farm mile 194. There were two couples there; older Harris, younger Hawks. I rolled up to asking if there were a place in the area to stay and eventually was invited in to pitch my tent on the lawn. They gave me peaches, tomatoes & Pepsi. Sat & talked for a long time.

I was lucky and found a 7:00am café at Fancy Gap. Met two truckers damn nice guys even went out of their way to say good-bye when the[y] left. Which is not protocol and made a few

brows raise when they did so. The brows were tourist brows which will probably run me off the road later today. I will miss the NPS [National Park Service] pavement, but I won't miss the tourists & their restaurants. A piece of pie & cup of coffee and I'm off.

PS Strong wind out of the west.