We woke up to a special Easter breakfast prepared by Jim. We were able to try Sorghum (a lot of which is made near Lietchfield). It was molasses-like; we mixed it with butter and spread it on some toast. Before going to church, Jim said a prayer for us and sent us on our way.

We hoped to bike to Utica, KY (about 60 miles), but weren't sure if we'd make it with the hilly terrain and scattered t-storms. 

We acquired a 4th member around mile 15: a huge black dog. At first, we yelled and threatened the dog extensively, thinking it was aggressive. However, after a few minutes, we realized it was just lonely and wanted to tag along. We didn't encourage it to follow us, but 3 miles down the road, she was still with us! At this point, we figured we needed to do something. We tried knocking on a few people's doors, hoping that they may recognize her and take her back to her owner or at least tie her up for a few minutes so she'd stop following us. No one answered. Finally, we flagged down a truck going in the opposite direction. The two guys inside were willing to let her ride in the back and drop her off 3 miles down the road. We'll never know what became of her. She sure was cute!

Soon after the dog incident, it started raining and continued through the rest of our ride. We took a pit stop under an overpass during the worst of it. We were damp and chilled, so we played word games to make the time pass faster. Eventually, we didn't see anymore lightning, so we biked the last 10 miles to Utica.

We were so happy to arrive because we had heard great things about the Fire Department here. It is a volunteer fire house that is open to bikers. Not only can you sleep here, but they also have a hot shower, laundry facilities, and a kitchen. It's already almost 9pm and we haven't seen anyone else here (no other bikers or firefighters).