Every once in a while you meet someone who inspires you through their simple act of living. Today I had the blessing to meet two such persons- Mary and Dick Leuba, my hosts in Raleigh, North Carolina. My ride through downtown Raleigh was predictably frustrating and circuitous as I tried to navigate through an unknown city center at rush hour. After two fire trucks and an ambulance had passed me on narrow one-way streets, a tour of the inner-city expressway and a desperate search for the next exit, I finally found myself riding up to a bungalow replete with solar panels and twelve inch tall yellow, hand-painted street numbers on the front door. I had just finished up a glorious 72 mile ride up from Fayeteville, North Carolina, powered by my girlfriend Jennifer’s delicious homemade powerbars.
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