Rain? No Problem.

Like the day before, I only saw the sun for a few brief minutes in an otherwise gloomy day.  Unlike yesterday the clouds delivered rather than just threatened. I rode the entire day in my rain suit so when the showers came, I was ready.

I crossed the mighty Ohio River from Cincinnati after circling the riverfront stadiums a few times (I'll explain later). Most of the rest of today's ride to Lexington and on to Somerset, KY was on a nice hilly, winding highway that alternated from a 2-lane to 4-lane to divided hwy to limited access roadway, nearly all with a limit of 55. I rode through a couple of major college campuses: Miami U, in Oxford, OH, and U of Kentucky in Lexington. In the morning I saw many more cornfields, but as I approached Lexington I rode through thoroughbred horse farm country. Then there were a few Black Angus cattle farms. All of this would have been much more pleasant without the rain. 

So I had originally figured I wouldn't get lost if I just followed one road. I've discovered that depends on all the proper signs being in place, which they sometimes are not, especially in bigger cities.  That's how I came to spend an extra hour or so in downtown Cincinnati trying to find my route. It sure helps to have a smart phone handy at those times. 

Tomorrow's ride should be a lot of fun as I ride though Tennessee mountains toward Chattanooga. Uh-oh, I just checked the weather -- rain all night and all day tomorrow.  I'll have a decision to make in the morning.