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I enter Interstate 40 eastbound, riding on the shoulder of course

6049-i40.jpg I grab some breakfast at Barstow's Village Café, which is probably cooking with the bad city water, since they're still openThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)I grab some breakfast at Barstow's Village Café, which is probably cooking with the bad city water, since they're still openThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)I grab some breakfast at Barstow's Village Café, which is probably cooking with the bad city water, since they're still openThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)I grab some breakfast at Barstow's Village Café, which is probably cooking with the bad city water, since they're still openThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)I grab some breakfast at Barstow's Village Café, which is probably cooking with the bad city water, since they're still openThumbnailsI check in at the Ludlow Motel: bland, but cleaner and more spacious than last night's accommodations in Barstow (and $10 more)

I haven't ridden on a freeway before, so am not sure what to expect. The shoulder is generous and I have the strong wind behind me, so all is well, except for the loud noise of all the freeway traffic.