On Thursday June 5th, the kudzu boys packed up Thomas' Volvo and a Pontiac Grand Am, headed north to the small Pennsylvania city of Kutztown. Imagine 6 bikes on the roof, 3 bikes on the back rack, with an interior packed front to back-floor to ceiling, and you would have seen Thomas' car. The rental was also fully loaded with 3 bikes in the trunk, wheels, bags and whatever else would fit in the car. Considering the extreme load, both cars did very well on gas, with Thomas averaging 27 mpg and the rental got 30 mpg. Thomas did most of the pulling but Jafer made a few attacks/pulls but eventually got dropped in Pennsylvania. After about 12 hours of driving and a few stops along the way (gas stations, subs, Kmart to pickup inflatable mattresses, and Boston Market for dinner) we arrived late Thursday night around 10:30 pm. After 30mins of unpacking 12 bikes, an endless amount of wheels, bags, Powebar products, and 'stuff 'we didn't have long to settle in as we had to return the rental car. FYI, the Leigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, is like a giant maze, especially when heavily fatigued and finding a gas station that is open is another story! The Budget office closed at 12 am but since it took 10 minutes to find a gas station we missed them by a few minutes. If that wasn't enough, it took 5 minutes to figure out where the key drop was in relation to the parking area, again not that easy when you are about to fall asleep. Finally, we figured it out and headed back home to get some much needed rest.
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