French Creek State Park to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania -- 68 miles

We woke at 6:00 am, and began riding at 7:15 am. We navigated out of the park and back to the bike route. In the town of St. Peters, we stopped to call Lenny's friend and fellow chiropractor Heather Freeman, who lives and works in Phoenixville. Lorraine wanted Lenny to call at 7:00 am, before we left the campground, but Lenny waited until 8 am to call because he knew that Heather is not a morning person. When she answered, she said she would be in the office at 10 am, and we said we would stop by when we arrived in town. 

The first road we turned on was very busy with commuter traffic, school buses, and "oversize load" trucks carrying barns and modular homes. When we got off this road, we biked along steep, winding, wooded roads until we reached Phoenixville. We arrived just at 10 am, and greeted Heather, her sister Adele, and Adele's 2-year-old daughter Fiona. They had gotten coffee and bagels from Dunkin' Donuts, and we visited for over 2 hours at the office. Heather introduced us like celebrities to her patients! 

We still had about 45 miles to go, so we left at 12:30 pm to continue biking. We rode into Valley Forge Park and picked up a bike path, which took us across the Schuykill River to Norristown. In the park, we saw a deer about 4 feet from us, who was guarding her 2 babies. From this point, there is no direct west-to-east route, so we zig-zagged along the smaller roads, turning every couple of miles. We picked up Forest Grove Road about 15 miles from home - part of a familiar route that we take to get to Doylestown. Lorraine was motivated to pedal faster, to get home sooner! 

When we turned onto a side street just a few blocks from our house, it felt like we had just been out riding for the day! We pulled into our driveway at 6:45 pm and took photos of our arrival. When we went into the house, it was like being let into a brand-new home! Lorraine called her parents, and we got pizza for dinner. We stayed up late, sorting through junk mail and relaxing in our own bed.