Day 72 - July 29 - Alliance, OH to Barkeyville, PA

Day 72 - July 29 - Alliance, OH to Barkeyville, PA (78 mi)

After breakfast with the Hoover's, we went to the church where Kevin and Cindy were waiting to join us for the next couple days.  Mark Black joined us for prayer, and we set out on a very chilly morning -- in the low 50's.  Cindy drove ahead and helped us navigate the country highways.  Great to have Kevin riding with us too!  The weather was cool today, with a slight tail-breeze!  Thank you, Lord!

Before 10 AM, we had said good-bye to Ohio and hello to Pennsylvania!  We had a wonderful time sharing with churches in my home state!  Except for one evening, we were booked solid each day, and the message of Gloritrek was well received!  PTL!  UNfortunately, through PA, we have not one opportunity to share!  We had several folks trying hard -- but the door seems closed to us and the Gloritrek message.  Hmmm.....

Meanwhile, Leslie Stobel took Brenda to the Akron/Canton Airport to pick up our van for the week.  Brenda and Noah arrived at our final destination today about the same time we did!

Almost immediately, as we rode into PA, the hills began to get a little longer and a little steeper.  Altogether we did more than 3,500 ft of climbing today!  Our average speed stayed fairly high, though, at 13.7 MPH.  We took a couple breaks, especially in Amish country at a cheese factory.  I really wanted to buy some fudge.  Didn't though!  In addition to dodging potholes, we now also need to watch out for horse manure on the road!  :-)  We rode a little farther than we had planned -- to Barkeyville, PA; arriving by 2 PM.

We hope to do a little farther tomorrow, maybe evening going beyond DuBois; maybe even to Clearfield, PA -- a distance of 92 miles.  Prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for praying!
Dave, Luey, Andy and Kevin (Brenda, Cindy and Noah too)