A pleasant week of 85 miles gave way to a rainy week with little riding time…..and it couldn’t have come at a better time!  It just seems my body said it was time for a break and I was all to happy to oblige. My road bike’s tubeless tires seem unable to hold their pressure for more than 3-4 days.  It turns out the tubeless tire sealant has a lifespan of about 4-6 months.  Opps, maybe that is why nothing exists when I checked the level of fluid in each tire.  Something new to learn as a refill it will be.  

My last waypoint was passed on October 12th in my virtual circle around the world.  Johnston Atoll was pretty uneventful at 5,795 miles from my starting point at the Statue of Liberty. It is an unincorporated territory of the United States as a National Wildlife Refuge.   Its past saw the island used as a naval refueling depot and a testing site as a secret missile base whose activities left the area environmentally contaminated.  I guess that explains why nobody was home when I went by.  No greeting people, no restaurants, no beach bungalows to catch a nap. Even the sign is gone today. Next stop: Wake Island.  Plenty of history there and I look forward to passing by.  Mileage now at 5,981 with many more to come.  By the way, the vastness of the Pacific Ocean creates long distances.  Wake Island is 1,260 miles away and at the rate I’m going I should be there on about July 10, 2024.