And old, dear friend just plucked me off the road after three days of a cross-PA tour. He drove 4.5 hrs. to get me then 3 hrs. to get to his country place. We drove back to town the next day. I had endured three days of literally non-stop, cold rain and headwind and was, at the time, heading towards the remnants of a hurricane. (The forecast changed after I made the call to abandon.) The bike was developing mechanical problems and I nearly crashed and fell into the path of a vehicle that was coming up behind me.