Whew! The drive back was interesting - I tried to get fuel in eastern Ohio and found that half the county was electricity-challenged because of the thunderstorms/tornadoes. A local said that it might be two days before power came back on!
Backtracked west with my fuel gage
way below empty, but fortunately found a small station well off the highway.
Good race course, but the combination of several excellent paddlers becoming eligible for Masters (40+) and my increasing
maturity pushed me out of the medals for the first time in 5 years. It looks like the old adage "Age and treachery will beat youth and idealism." no longer holds.
Gotta change that.
