Jay Van Dam

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Day 95: Ride Ethics

25mi

- Had breakfast with Spice in the morning and packed everything up to get some miles.

- Got a hitch from an old man that demanded more money from us. I heard about him before on the CDT Facebook group but it didn't dawn on me until both spice and I were in the car. I asked him if he was going to charge us, jokingly. I ended up only giving him $10, and spice had nothing. He asked us again after we got to the trail. We both just walked off. It doesn't work that way, at least be up front about

- Found that Spice was a bike messenger in a few big cities, SF, Boston, Philadelphia. I was picking his brain since it seemed like something I've been wanting to try for awhile.

- Passed a few adventure motorcyclists shortly after hitting the trail again. They gave me recommendations on what bike I should get as a beginner to long distance biking. Recommendation: The Honda XR650L.