One guy saw my loaded bike and yelled after me, "Business? Travel?"
I yelled back, "San Diego" before he was too far behind me. But a block later, he caught up with me - having turned around to chase me. He asked if I was going to or coming from San Diego.
"Going to - that's the plan." I replied. Then I added, "I left Baltimore today."
I was trying to make a light, but I should have stopped to talk to him. Those are the people I'd like to meet on this trip, and I was in no rush. I got to my sister's before she got home from work, so I wouldn't have lost anything by hanging back to chat.
On the canal and the GAP in the coming days I should run into a lot of people - I'm going to make a point of not being too rushed - or not being rushed at all, for that matter.