Day 54. PA/NY Border - Joe Barber place

The adventure continues. Strong tailwinds today provide much but
delivered little. The map also promised
lots of riding with lake views. Sadly these things did not pan out.
Still a good solid ride.

We took a 2.5 hour break for library and lunch in Conneaut Ohio. We
were interviewed for the local paper. A reporter saw us and hailed us
over. We talked far a good 30 minutes.

At the library, I handled a few of the difficult things we have not
discussed much. I noted in the news recently some refernces to
"funemployment". This is a fun term to apply to the unemployed who
decide to do something fun with their time off. While many may have
resources to pursue these things and while what we are doing could be
seen as funemployment, I have to say that for us this is not easy or a
purely fun undertaking. It is actually very inexpensive to live as we
are right now while working through the job hunt and ceditor
difficulties. Today I spent time printing and faxing key documents to
the mortgage company. We will likely lose the house which is a
sadness. I really like our home and it was a very reasonable and
modest purchase when employed. Please understand these things are
difficult and are not far from our thoughts as we travel. The library
was very helpful with networking, printing, faxing, and shredding the
faxed documents.

We had passed through Erie, Pennsylvania today and had decided to
press on to make the journey to Orchard Park, NY easier tomorrow when
we came up to a fellow on the side of the rode. His name is Joe
Barber and he Is a pediatrician in Erie. He offered us a place to
sleep at his place very near where we were considering camping for the
night.

We are rested having showered, jacuzied, and washed clothes. His
place on Lake Erie is very nice.

The view below is of the Lake Erie shoreline from Joe's backyard. We
covered 93 miles even with the big break. The wind helped
occasionally, though we were often sheltered by trees.