Did not even notice you take a pic

It's always a pleasure to hang with you Keith

That was my first experience with the stuff. In the past I've tried the "keep it clean, keep it DRY" approach with some degree of success but the cream approach seems to have considerable virtue as well.

Great mini tour. Don’t forget the chamois cream next time. I always have some.

Yep. Thanks to the miracles of modern technology we were able to share our locations with one another and easily identified the proper corrective action.

I take all blame and responsibility for the initial missed connection, as it was me who left the towpath and deviated from the original plan.

I’m glad you finally found each other!

Wil and I have been cycling buddies since the mid 90s, when he was still in high school. He was a participant and I was a mentor in a program that put teens and adult cyclists together. We trained together from April until the end of July then joined the Cycle Across Maryland event for a six-day, 300+ mile supported tour. At the end of the tour, the kids who completed the program got to keep the shiny new bikes they had earned.

We'd lost direct touch with one another for a while although it wasn't irretrievable (obviously): his younger sister and I are also in touch, and their mother cleaned our house for over 20 years. I just hadn't seen or talked much with Wil in that time.

Great to have a good cycling buddy that you can do at least a short couple of days bike tour with. I enjoyed your photos and story, and hope the part of you that meets the saddle will survive well ;’-).