We were able to get an early start and get the heck of CreepMcVille. We are having an overall hard time with Kentucky. Everybody & their nephew smokes here, there is trash and roadkill all over the side of the road, trailers propped up on cider block, and a blatant inhumane treatment of animals. The dog where we stayed last night cowered as if waiting a beating, and had no social skills whatsover, which is really hard for us to handle. We even saw some dogs that were in these tiny little cages like chicken coops above ground! They all bark & bark when you pass, which is annoying enough, but there are so many that run out that I've started carrying my mase in my left hand every time I ride through a town (note town= strip of trailers). In general we have noticed that the people are fairly disinterested, unlike in VA where everybody was friendly & curious. The general apathy is a bit disheartening & we're not particular fans of the riding through this area. We rode into Hazard, KY, and stayed at the Daniel Boone Motor Inn. Talk about doing things you never thought you would! In case any of our clothes were smoke free from the night before, after staying at the Daniel Boone Inn they should all have a nice layer of smoke interweaved into the very fibers. Nothing like turning on the air conditioning only to have smoke smell fill the room. Such a charming habit. To get to Hazard we had to ride for a bit on the 80, which is more or less like riding on the I-5. Traffic was thick & the road was grated with all sorts of coal and rock debris on the side. We felt all safe and warm and fuzzy inside. But we did make it, & we did stay in a hotel (so no chance of little McFreakerson trying to get into bed with us).
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