Quick Update

Peter and I are in Boone right now at a coffee shop called BeansTalk.
This is a pretty lazy post because we don't have much time before we go to a grocery store and meet up with the other guys on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We're staying at our friend's cabin right off the parkway at mile 311. Mary Reid Munford is the name of our host tonight and she went to school with Peter and has been a lifelong friend of mine. We're pretty excited to have the opportunity to stay with friends and then have our second off day in Asheville tomorrow.
Yesterday was a great day as far as I can tell. I was "Iron Man" for the day with 103.97 miles total and 101 on the parkway. First century ride of the trip and my first century ride ever, so I was pretty excited about that. We camped out at Raccoon Holler Campground and it was good, even though it was essentially a retirement compound in the woods. Ty cooked 6 pounds of beef and mixed in "Manwich Sauce" and George tossed in a block of cheddar cheese to make a gooey mix of man feast. We weren't man enough to finish it though and everyone was pretty tired and ready for bed shortly after cleaning the campsite.
The night before we stayed at Rocky Knob Campsite on the parkway. It was super cool. We had the place all to ourselves and got there after only 40 miles so we had most of the afternoon to make the campsite as comfortable as possible. Conway and I built the fire and played a round of disc golf while Peter took a nap and Ty and George went to look for phone service/pick up some food. When the George and Ty got back we pretty much just ate and fell asleep. Nothing too exciting. Oh, but Peter wanted me to add that a F-16 flew right over them on the first leg of the ride that day. So, yeah, that happened. Ok, I'll post tomorrow and it will be a lot better, but for now, this will have to do. TDS is Oscar Mike!