That Keroac guy--he was in a car most of the time. He probably didn't spend much time with his two feet on the road--maybe only while he was hitchhiking between rides. Megan is ON the road. And that means she sees everything else on the road.
Unfortunately a lot of it isn't in good shape. A friend who is doing a bike ride to raise money for AIDS says that there is a roadkill crew that goes out along the route each morning cleaning up before the bikers get there. No such luck with Megan. She says the dead deer smell the worse--you can tell there's a deer on the road or ditch a long time before you see it. But the prize for gross goes to the racoon that looked as though it was covered in sand--until they got closer and saw it was crawling with maggots! But Megan says she isn't having nightmares yet!
On the road also means weather--really hot earlier in the week and pouring rain today (with more tornado watches). But Megan had a good wind at her back this morning and ran strong both morning and afternoon. She is now HALF WAY TO CANADA! And she is feeling good.
On the road also means people, and Megan and Dave are having great chats. Megan likes antique glass and silver, so loves to stop at small stores in small towns. At one of these stores today, the owner had seen Megan running along the road and asked what she was doing. In support, he gave her a discount on her purchases, a small gift from the store, and a cash donation for JDRF. These are wonderful moments.
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