Day 4 32 Meyersdale to Cumberland 32miles Total = 152 miles

We woke up and got ready to ride. First we were served breakfast at the B&B. The cook was a nice old lady who came out and told us about her entire life story while we were eating. Very interesting! It was sunny and pleasant as we started our 7 mile climb to the continental divide.

We passed places which we remembered from our ride last year. Finally we could see the tunnel at the top! Turner sprinted to the top while I just chugged along.

Now the fun begins! All down hill to Cumberland. The elevation at the divide was 2,210', The elevation in Cumberland is 728'!! Sweet!
It wasn't too far before we came to the Big Savage Tunnel.

We stopped to turn on our lights and started through.

We also remembered to take off our sunglasses! We are getting smarter, not like last year when we left them on!
 The ride was fun just coasting down the mountain. Next we came to the Borden tunnel. This tunnel does not have any lights so we were sure remove our sunglasses and turn on our lights. We were safely through and finally reached the Mason Dixon Line.

We made it Frostburg MD and talked to a coupled of bikers heading towards Pittsburgh. One was training for a cross country trip. They were impressed with Turner's accomplishment.

Next we came to the Brush Tunnel. The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad train shares the tunnel with the bike trail. Warnings are posted to not enter the tunnel when a train was coming.
We saw the train a little later where it had stopped for folks to sightsee. It  normally goes all the way to Frostburg but there was a landslide and they were repairing the track so it can't go all the way.

We came to the bone cave. This cave was opened when the railroad was built. Numerous prehistoric  bones were discovered in the cave. It is fenced off now so that no one can enter.
Another three miles and we reached Cumberland. We checked into the Ramada and collapsed.
We went and got takeout Chinese for dinner. After dinner, Turner went for a swim.
Afterwards, I did laundry and talked to biker who had just rode in from DC on the C&O Canal trail. They did it in 2 days! 85 miles a day and camping in the rain. Crazy! He did say the trail was not in good shape.
Finally we went to bed knowing that we did not have to set the alarm. We will sleep as long as we want!