Let me talk about the heat first. As we passes a bank reader board the temperature reading was 108 degrees. A 108!!! Now, it wasn't supposed to get that hot and the bank could be wrong, but it's the only proof I have, so from now on it is a fact in my mind. As I recount this story 20 years from now I will start off by saying it was 108 and the hills were so steep, cars couldn't make it up them.
Within the first 15 miles Julie and I also got lost. Getting out of Jersey required quite a few turns to avoid major roads, and the one we were looking for never showed up. Armin some how figured this about before we did and took a different road. Julie and I ended up in Danville TWP and a nice officer gave us alternative directions that led us back to the waiting Armin.
Not long after this we were in the back woods taking some side roads that we located using Google maps. One road wasn't even paved a had a decent uphill section that forced me off the bike for lack of traction. Once that was done we came upon a small army base and our directions required us to take a road through the middle of it. I got to the road we needed to turn onto first and about 100 yards down they had a military checkpoint. I waited just inside the fence for Armin and Julie to catch up. After about ten minutes the MP's showed up and started asking questions. Where you from, where you going, do you have a bomb in that trailer. After they really grilled me I was asked to not stand inside the fence area. So I moved 10 feet away and the world is a much safer place now.
Of course not all the people on the base are bad. Once Julie and Armin caught up a fellow biker, Click Shrek, came riding by and stopped to say hi. When he found out that we were trying to use the military base road, he agreed to show us the best alternative route. Off we went following Click down the hill. We didn't get to talk to him for too long, but it is people like Click who go out of their way that make this world special.
The day continued with heat, hills, and breaks along the way to cool off and regroup. At one stop Armin shared his experience of being escorted up a hill by a police officer. Armin was going pretty slow and the officer was concerned, so he followed behind him at 2 mph. Luckily the road widdened and Armin could bike in peace. 
The final story is about a little Presbyterian Church and Minister in Milford, PA. Finding places to sleep is going to be our biggest challenge, as we don't plan to stay in hotels or campgrounds. Armin is the seasoned veteran at this and he suggested we ask at churches in Milford. The first one we came to, right on Main Street was glad to give us a spot to setup tents and a spicket to get water fromm. Again, it is people like this that I hope to meet more of.
Day 1 Recap:
* 64 Miles
* Lincoln Park, NJ to Milford, PA
* HOT & Hilly
