Day Four

On the road again... right after a quick checkup. A fellow rider from the Hershbergers' church pointed me to Leheman's "The Big Open Road" motorcycle shop about a half hour along my way, so I decided to stop by them and have my bike checked out just in case. Their actually a Christian business, which is really cool for a bike shop, and they also specialize in older honda and japanese motorcycles.

Perfect!!

The owner himself looked over my bike, replaced a flimsy tube of some sort, taught me how to replace the chain should I need too, and gave me a wrench of the correct size. He also took her for a test ride and eased my mind about the condition of my bike.

All completely for free.

So, all you people praying for me(which I do really appreciate) it would be completely awesome if you all could take a moment and pray that Leheman and his business get blessed ten times as much as they blessed me.

The fourth day was really when the trip felt like it began for real. The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful Amish country.

It wasn't completely with challenges, as my speakers started to fade out. So I saw a dollar general store and pulled over, and lo and behold, there was a MASSIVE antique store. Seriously, it was bigger than a Walmart.

I wish I could remember the name of the place, but I wandered around that store for a good three hours. They had an awesome selection, and I talked to the owner's wife about my trip for about a half an hour too.

Of course, I also completely forgot about why I stopped in the first place, right up until I got back on my bike, then immediately got off and walked back to the dollar general. The headphones were right in front; it was the first thing I saw. They cost about five dollars and the back headband broke off exactly how I wanted them too. With a little bit of double sided tape the antique dealers wife gave me I attached the now plain speakers into the slot in my helmet.

Oh. My. God.

I've been so tired of the ear pain caused by my other headphones, this makeshift in-helmet sound is a true God send.

The rest of the ride was just really relaxed and really pleasant. Especially with the new sound system.