Harford County

Well, the weather did not play nice yesterday, although there weren't any downpours. Just road spray and a little rain here and there. But as I moved out of the mountains and into urban areas, the temperature increased. So, I couldn't take off the rain jacket ☹️. In fact, I unzipped it halfway once to let air in and 15 minutes later was zipping it back up to keep out the rain 😭. By the time I got to the hotel, I was a sweaty mess.

I cut out my final dealership last night and went straight to the hotel because another storm system was moving in on me. I made it to the hotel, but used DoorDash for dinner 😁. It crashed in about 45 minutes later and I was very thankful I didn't get caught in it.

This morning I just couldn't get going. I'm staying with friends this evening and wanted to leave the hotel before 07:00, but didn't make it out until almost 08:00.

I squiggled my way through Pennsylvania, including Hershey 🍫, dodging tree debris from the storm. And a few turtles 🐢. I crossed into Maryland about five minutes before noon. Crossing that border was like Mr. Mason and Mr. Dixon looked up from their survey papers and said, "We hoped you enjoyed your trip up North. Welcome back to the South, where it's 15 degrees hotter and 50 percent more humid." In Pennsylvania, I was comfortable in the chaps, jacket, and vest. But when I hit Maryland, I was immediately hot 🥵. Crazy.

I'm now stopped at the Baltimore HD and am very behind on my route. The weather has been good so far, but the clouds are looking iffy now, so fingers crossed again 🤞🤞🤞. Rain will slow me down and I have to press hard to make it to their house before dark. As cool as the song is, I do not wear my sunglasses at night and do not want to drive anywhere near Washington D.C. in the dark 😳.

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 111 mileage: 521.2 (total 26226.4)
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