As weird as it may be the first words that crossed my mind as I saw our first hill this morning were as follows: Gooooooooooooood Moooooooooorning Aaaaaaaaaaaaappalachia! We aren't even close to the heart of the Appalachian mountain range yet the hills have started to grow faster than the Cudzu vines that have begun to surround us. All the same we are keeping up our average miles and our spirits. The last few days in particular have helped as we got to see some familiar faces. On Sunday our parents made the three hour trek down to meet us and than drive us to Mammoth caves. Once there we were met by our cousin Kate and went to explore the beautiful caverns! Along with our parents came the dogs and lots of food! We survived off the leftovers for the next day and a half. Two days later and at the end of a 90 mile barrage of rollers we were greeted by even more companions from home! Mary and Frank from next door came down and treated us to a wonderful dinner at the Boone Tavern in good 'ol Berea Kentucky. As we pedal on Maura has to stick close as she just lost her 3rd phone this trip. Just like Maura. Well we have many hills and even more miles to cover. We will see you all soon and are excited to be home!