As it turns out, not planning enough, or more correctly not preparing, delayed the great departure. I woke up at 7am, had a few computer items to print, transfer and tidy up. That turned into a few hours of computer in around. Then I started packing, which to this point involved just piling up items I knew I would be taking with me. But it turns out, the pile needed more stuff. This involves clothes, toiletries and electronics. As I write this 3 days later, I have a tablet, phone, GPS (all 3 androids), a camera, a Replay XD Prime X action cam, and a helmet Bluetooth intercom, for music and directions from the GPS. and a Anti-gravity power source. 5 devices that can take pics and videos, 3 that can do gps and all that need more power than the 1st space shuttle.

So everything got packed up and I hit the road a 2pm, roughly 2 days and 7 hrs behind schedule. Desperate to get out of Ohioand feel some sense of forward motion, I did the one thing I hate doing on trips: I took the freeway. I buzzed to Columbus after a quick lunch on the way, in time for rush hour. I took a detour by my alma mater, only to see a mostly unrecognizable OSU from High St. Back onto the freeway, through Cincinnati and on to Louisville. 349.5 miles the first day and I was out of Ohio. It rained for all but the first hour and the last 30 mins. The plan to camp got scraped as all the rain became less ideal for a tent. I left Cleveland in 74°, got down to 66° at some point and ended up at 85° in KY. Not a great 1st day, but I was finally riding. One pic because I packed everything to stay dry, and wanted it to stay that way.