September 26

It breaks my heart that I now want to end it. So many good people have been so very supportive. When I got up this morning my right ankle hurt as though I had sprained it. I hadn't. I thought it might be a cramp and would go away. It didn't. I packed up and was ready to go at 8:00, as I had promised the ranger. I could ride, but the uphills were very slow. It 2 3/4 hours to go 22 miles, 2/3 of it downhill. I think that walking the bike up the killer hills has caused this injury. I kept riding until 2:30 and stopped at the Riverton Hotel, in PA. I would have preferred Washington's method of crossing the Delaware. The hotel is a dump, managed by a very friendly and accommodating Greek lady. My hope is that the leg will get better overnight.