Day 9: Always sunny in Ashtabula

Today the team rode 74.5 miles from Westfield, New York to Ashtabula, Ohio! Finally a new state, and we even got to cross through Pennsylvania. Two pictures at state lines later and we finally arrived at the stay over. Today was a very HOT and HUMID in the high 80’s. Each rest stop was in the beating sun but the van clan kept the moral high by playing some jams at rest stops where the team worked on mastering ”the floss. We also found the infamous Sheets as our lunch stop for today. Sheets is the gas station of all gas stations. Seriously it is an I4K pastime for good reason they have everything you could ever want and need. They have the best cheese curds with ”boom boom sauce”, tried and tested from our team. Riding along Lake Erie again gave some nice scenery to look at throughout the day. Some teams we're speedy and tried to beat the heat while others took their time and made multiple food stops along the way including stops for apple slushies and root beer floats!Tonight we are staying at the First Presbyterian Church where they provided our team with a lovely dinner. It was great to meet the people that were hosting us!~Tailwinds~MandyFlat count: 0Song of the day: SensationsMemorable moment: A wild bat was flying around the church at our last stay over around midnight. Several team members were woken up and attempted to smack the bat with shovels. Lots of screaming later the bat was finally wacked to it's death. Needless to say it's always an adventure with I4K!