This is going to be short... I have decided to end skating and finish the trek to Olney via bicycle. After taking the opportunity to make it home to IL for a visit with some family and friends, the skating felt done, so I made it so. I came back to where I had left off and brought back my bike and bought an attachment for the jogger on the way and will finish the last 400ish miles with it. SOOOoooooo... I am actually plenty ready to finish the trip and after getting in a rental car and cruising through a Taco Bell drive through, well, put a fork in me, I'm done. So I'm back in MO after five days off the road and should now complete the rest of the way to Olney in about five days instead of eight. My total miles skating come to more than 2,100 through six states. Thanks to everyone who has joined me along the way... I will continue to make post until I am home, then I hope to do some writing to fill in some of the HUGE gaps of missing narratives I meant to do along the way... thanks. cheers, joe