Miles Traveled: 48
Average Speed: 11.4 mph
Elevation Gain: 2,800 feet
Maximum Speed: 35 mph
Cumulative Miles: 990
Miles To Go: 1,080
Mike crosses the bridge from Indiana back into Louisville, Ky before heading back to Indiana.
You have got to love some fresh strawberries!
Mike biked to Jeffersonville, IN where he started looking for a place to stay. He went to one church and they could not help him out. Mike was about to get a hotel room, but decided to try the Meigs Avenue Church of Christ. He talked to Hayward Blanton an elder at the church. Hayward allowed Mike to sleep in the pastor's old, vacated house next to the church. In fact, Mike and his air mattress were the only things in the house that night.
While Mike was there, he got to know the pastor David Wright. He learned that David was one of nine siblings which all attended Falkner University. The most unique thing he learned about David was that he is blind. David showed Mike his books of the bible in braille which looked like Encyclopedias because of their size. They also discussed about the many of the changes in the Church of Christ. Mike says he appreciates hearing David's view on this.
Pastor David Wright says that he wears glasses because they protect his eyes.
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