Day 1.191 – New Jersey
Havertown (PA) -> Somerville (NJ)
Distance (km) : 130
Time on bike : 7h 17m
Brutto time: 08.45 – 21.20
Avg : 17.8 km/h
Max.speed: 58.0
Total (km) : 50.882
Altitude: 30 m
Difficulty: 3.5 of 5
It’s time to leave Ruth and Elvis (showing butt below! Shame on you, Elvis) in Havertown, Pennsylvania.
The shadows (mine) in the roadside get longer and longer as I pedal into the night in western New Jersey, as I pedal towards New York City. The deer are happily frolicking in the fields, with always-alert, triangular ears sticking up towards the bright July sky. It’s a beautiful night.
Near Somerville I set up camp a record-breaking mere 30 meters from Hwy 206. Doesn’t get much closer than that. It’s just 19 degrees C as I find night-rescue in my nylon bobble, the coolest night since the chilly Andean nights at high altitude, and for the first time since Colombia I find the insulating feathers of my sleeping bag comfy.
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