So, here we are..

So here we are, in Kentucky that is, The people are awesome, the places we've seen is great. I sorta miss talking to people back home however, both the dealer and customer service for my phone both lied or didn't care to check to see if I COULD get service where i was going..Funny things is that. I can send text and receive them, but only about 50% of the time..I CAN get calls, but only from my provider telling me i had a call coming in, but because my account isn't paid that they weren't going to allow it through..(BS, my account is paid, the proof is in the text I send everyday to two cyclist in front of me, and they send me info on whats ahead on the route.. Its just someone doesn't want to hold up their end of the deal, and they use the idea of me being so far away from home, that I can't do anything about it.. We'll see about that!. Verizon you got my money for the last time, I'm moving over to a different service as of next month..

So Im in honest Abe's hometown Hudgensville Ky. great place to chill for a day, AND the best part is Im back on route after being off route for nearly a week and a half. Murph is fine and getting slimmer as the days goes by, but the flea and tick drops don't work anymore, after about a week they start eating us both up, I guess with the tent having so many holes in it now, doesn't help either.. The bike is about ready for a new chain, I think this one is stretched as far as its going to go, and all the things I collect from town to town has to go into the trash, I can't afford to send them home, things are getting more expensive, water even is getting costly. But its the price I pay to do what I'm doing..

Sorry about not loading up more photos and videos, but its would seem I have the only phone and tablet that isn't allowed to upload onto the internet via library computers. I must do it on a personal computer, and even thats tricky, I had the option at Andys home, but as soon as I started his internet went down and never came back up after 4 hours, and I couldn't wait any longer, got so upset i forgot my portable speaker and info cable and charger at their home, replacing the charger cost me dearly.. another slim week on the super skinny dollar. but now im able to snap photos where for three days I couldn't. however keep trying youtube and imgur under the username " murphedog " and thats where you'll find them.. what i have been able to upload that is, which also brings me to this, anyone got a netbook they want to donate, I need it soon or Im going to lose all my photos and videos due to the tablet is starting to have blackout fits, the screen just goes black, and I have to restart it in order to get it to come back on.. I would hate to lose 10 gigs of stuff that would be impossible to replace I bought a 16 gig USB flash drive but its almost full, and the phone is almost full again..

there is many I need to thank, but I left my list at the camp site, The names are many, but the love is much more.. I thank you all for keeping up and I'll type at cha L8R..

I found the perfect place, BUT!!!

I've found the perfect place to do uploads, to FB and YT, BUT!! someone has accessed my facebook and Youtube accounts and now Im locked out of them...I guess I'm going to wind up delelting a lot of stuff to make room for Kentucky pictures and videos, I can't call them due to being in the mountains, my Page-Plus (verizon) account, has me locked out from making calls while "roaming" I went through West Virginia using Page-Plus and NEVER got locked out from calling people, Something stinks, and its not just me from not showering for two weeks....SO I'm going to upload all the pictures I can on Imgur, on a seperate account ..So give me about a day to get them up, I'm not locked out of my emails..YET!?!? but everything else is history till I can get a hold of someone to straighten them out..

Wytheville is worth taking a look at....

You read it correct, Its worth taking a closer look at than just driving by heading to another part of Virginia, RIGHT now!! its my #1 spot to settle down at if I was to call this a done deal, and/if I had the money to do so..NOT saying its costly to live here cause I'm not educated on the cost of living here, but you could be sure with a town of less than 10k it isn't going to be very much.. The people here ARE AWESOME!!, I haven't met a "mean" or unkind person yet, However many still seem to get lost in their own town, What should have taken me less than a hour took 5 due to wrong directions to businesses.

I called my mother and told her to sell G'ma/pa's house and get your butt here, This is your kind of community, reminds me of Willoughby  Ohio on Peach..

I want to thank Tracy and Beth, Woody and his daughter for their kindness and chicken for Murph.(I love Woody's Thing.."VW" thing, not the other "thing") I want to extend my thanks to the Wythe Arts Council, Ltd, Tom Street, and two great ladies that drove the same Van, and had played a mind game on me and didn't know it.. (Im ashamed I forgot the two ladies name,.. One fed Murph and I. her husband and children were great to us both and we/I thank them (Murph just pants) The event goes on for two more days check out wythevillefestival.org for more information.. Tom, if you send me the information or just comment on the bottom of this, that would be great so I can let people know who they were..


OK off to Marion Va, Im taking a short cut to make up for lost time, I WAS going to bypass Damascus, But thats part of the challenge of making it out of VA on the 76, So I will bypass, RR, SG, and TD..Then Ill cut down to get to Damascus, stay a day and see if I can get a solid axle, and maybe some lighter supplies since its a town dedicated to the whole thing of bicycle traveling.. In reality I'm a day away, but it will take me three no doubt..

I want to extend a thanks to a special couple on the way into Wthyeville, for the food and cash to help us out till my UE deposited..It helped much..I tell ya folks, trying to survive on $100 a week is hard, but not so hard as trying to pay bills and rent with it in a town with no jobs.. So I better not complain to much.. I just hope that I can find something in Kansas or a job around the Mississippi just to hold me off till Spring till I can start up again, and finish to Oregon..speaking of which, Its 11 am and we need to get going..


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Ok, heres a re-do of yesterdays post,

As stated, Im having problems with my Google/Android devices and sites working with each other like they are meant to.. Wytheville comes in second to being the best place for Murph and I, Not saying the other cities we travel trough and people we talk to at the other places were awful or anything, Its just about how we are being treated and extended a amount of stay when in turn its meant to be only 24 hours or less, Today/night Tues, June 19th is Bluegrass shows going on at the Chautauqua event, a week long outside shows that start from 11am and run till 10pm, each day is a different style of music presented, Tom Street has been great at passing on the word about us wanting to stay and watch the Bluegrass show, and I got permission, And since dogs isn't allowed near the event after to many people brought Pitbulls and other dogs last year That wound up being a few dog bites, fights and to many piles of poo not cleaned up, they refused dog to be allowed this year.. But Murph and I are camped behind the stage, and it keeps him out of sight and the "well he brought his dog why isn't mine allowed" questions out of and conversation to the patrol..besides, the staff loves Murph, (imagine that),

So thank you Wythevilles Va,for the extension on our stay, it's much loved and appreciated I recommend Wytheville as a stopping place for anyone traveling down 81 or 77, not just at the rest/truck stops, the little town is awesome just like the people here ..Anyways, I need to go, I uploaded several pics to "Imgur" you can also view them their if you dont have a FB account, Its under the User name "Sirtet" BUT be warned, Some photos might be unappropriated  for younger viewers..THIS IS YOUR WARNING>> I dont want to get emails for not giving a warning.. Ok then..Im out of here to get foodies for me, Murph got fed already by passer bys..L8R ya'LL


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thank you much, and if you can donate to help us along, unemployment is under $100 a week, and lot of things are starting to wear out, and will need to be replaced soon..The tent for one, the sleeping bag gave up the ghost,  now one of the front bags are falling apart.. thanx again for everything..God bless and we'll see ya's later

Thanks for checking in, but.....

Thanks for checking up with us, we are NOT stopping, but will be doing more,updates on Facebrook (lol) than here, First the tablet (which is Android, owned by google) has a hard time working right with blogger (also wned by Google), and It wont allow me to post picture from picasa (owned by oogle) and it wont allow me to give a quick link to it from here, and it wont allow me to give a quick link to videos on youtube..(YEP!, owneed by Google).. Ive been and always will be a Google fan, for everything they do, at least from them you get something from them at no charge when they are selling your info, unlike with the rest of those clowns out there, who comes up with better ways to keep tabs on ya, while charging you for much needed items to keep up with your day by day life... But as it stands, Googles idea of entering the computer age reminds me of early Window,and their "plug and play" motto, which really means"plug in and pray" that it will work.. but theres no blue screen of death, its just followed by 404,4001,501,503,502,405, and a bunch of other numbes..even while Im typing this,it wont allow me to see what Im typing inless I close it out and view it  as a finished project.. on a Android device..SSOOOO for more information on whats happening, go to the right and click the link to facebook and subscribe to the" Jerry Murphy Matney " page to keep up with us, and if you want to see the video journals go to " murphedog "(thats the user name on Youtube) since i realized my handwriting is god awful, so much so ,I couldn't read my first two weeks worth of writing,lol rer itmakes me lookgood, and who know maybe It will get picked up by a station thats desperate for entrtainmentleast this way you can see how dark and skinny my face is getting..subscibe thee,i

making this quick, forgive..

Im now leaving Buchanan va, heading toward  the Big R, Va I need to get my meds.. I got Photos of the trip up on the FB for Jerry Murphy Matney, subscribe and you can see them.. I want to say thanx to To Bud Shaw and his kids Cody and Rebbecca for their hospitality, and I want to thank thier pup-a-dogs/wolves for protecting us from the Bob cats coming down the hill that night, Please Bud send me some photos of those two, I miss them already.. I want to thank the people of Buchanan, Paul, Randy martin (pastor), John at Twin rivers, and the Cook at the Buchanan Grill for the BIGGEST DAMN PANCAKES I.ve ever had..Those were awesome. plus Murphs thanx you for the bacon.. Check it out if your traveling through, its at 19771 Main st, closed Mondays, as I found out the hard way.. or go to www.home.buchanangrill.com and check it out that way.. I need to get rolling if the funds get big enough where i can sit a nd type for longer than 30 minutes I'll update everything in one shot with details, but its a piece and part working arrangement at the moment. I get it done when I can.. If I could afford the tablet to be turned on I could update ever night, But thats NOT going to happen..  So I'm told my unemployment might not run out, I'll find out Thursday. if the money made it in..If not please help out if you can by going to the donation button on this page. every lil bit helps, and for those that had given us food and shelter, please don't, you did enough..save it for someone behind me..you did enough and Murph and I thank you.. Ok as stated go to the Facebook link in the top right corner of this page and subscribe, and start viewing what I got up, and what some of you are missing..Thank you again for those that helped me and Murphy out while we are out and about..Godspeed to those looking to travel the lonely road with Murph and I..

The longest stay....

I rolled into Palmyra Va Sunday around 6:45 PM. I met Betty, her and her mother were doing some yard work, I asked Betty where a near by church was, if the preacher would mind if I stayed the night so I could continue to Charolettesville the next morning.. She went in a made the call, Murph and I went to a BP and I got some milk and sweet to help keep the energy up while I waited..The call came in, I'm sorry Mr Matney but the insurance companies won't allow cyclist to stay on the grounds anymore..Forgive me for saying, But it would seem a banker speaks louder than God in the House of God.. So heres where It goes down hill, I called the Sheriffs office, they said I could stay at the Pole Barns, in Pleasant Grove about 1 1/2 miles up hill, My legs are already jelly at this moment, and night fall is setting in fast..Off I go.

I'm coming up to route 53, and I see a restaurant, I got $5 buck left from the fireman that helped me out in Mineral, I'll go in a get something to snack on when I set up camp..I got into a conversation about the trip and the chronic bad luck that has been eating my butt for a week, So a great person bought my dinner for Murph and I, as I was about to make a call to GP to let her pass it on Im alive, I got pulled outside because it was closing time, so Out I went, I couldn't eat much, because I haven't been eating much at all in the first place, So I packed it up and got to pushing the bike uphill, ITS BLACK pitch dark, the LED light cuts it nicely, and gives me a 15 feet forward veiw, but something is trying to sneak up on Murph and I behind us, I hear its growling and snorting, so My head starts spinning like a police car light, I have the "headlight" glued to the helmet and a red flashing light glued as well to the back.. Just when it was about  20 feet behind me a car pulled up and IT took off in the direction we just walked from, A guy asked me where I was going, and he mentioned he too was a cyclist, I told him about the Pole Barns, and the Sheriffs office, he pointed me in the right direction. we said goodbye, But I wish I got his name and number, he could have been a bigger help in the following days to come.

I searched my pocket(s) to find my phone..OH GOD NOW WHAT!!! I've misplaced my phone, I know where its at, I'll go get it in the morning....WRONG!! again, but we'll get to that in a minute. So I walk up to the office, they tell me its another 3/4 mile up the road on the right..a walking we will go, a walking we will go, Hi HO the dairy O, a walking we will go.. I find it, but not where they told me to go, cause the light was about gone, and its DEAD BLACK where the light isn't hitting. SO I set up camp by the nearest picnic table, Yogi and Boo boo , will have to search out another one to stalk I thought to myself..

I wake up to the sound and feeling of RAIN pouring into the tent, so more or less Im sleeping in a pool of water while Murph climbs on my belly to stay dry..Some dog!.  about 3 hours later more or less I got up to the sound of a dog sniffing out the tent, I walk about looking for something to charge the tablet, so the GPS might be able to tell me where Im at. I meet AARON SPITZER he is the coordinator for the grounds, and he leads me to the pole barns, and he gives me a couple bottles of water and Gartor aid, I tell him I left my phone at the smokehouse, then he informs me they are closed Monday and Tuesday,,OH GREAT,  another three day stay, this is killing the idea of getting out of Virginia in May,.. Im map-less, phone-less, and most of all CASH-less..Stick a fork in me Im done, with it. After a couple of conversation with a few people a man named Doug drives me to the smokehouse in hoping, that someone might be doing some cleaning, but to no avail, I ask him to take me to the store, I can get some ramon noodles for me to hold me off with the $5 I have left, Doug hands me $20 and said you need it, I tried to give him the change but he would have it.. This got me some peanut butter to help the hurting legs muscles, and a couple of drinks, along with some Folgers freeze dried coffee with those Flavor crystals as they call it..Butt flavor crystals is what I call it. So I go back and set up camp for the night.. I get a rude awaking to a sound of something VERY big roaming outside the tent, and I'm to chicken to look, but it took down a tree from the sound of it..mean while "killer" lying next to me is snoring so loud I don't think he'd know if the Earth was under Alien attack..I 'm sure I'd hear it first.

I wake up the next day to find a 4 inch thick sapling on the ground 30 feet from the tent, The Aaron pulls up to check on me and mentions about a few "small" black bears that walk about.. as Bill Cosby said, "first you say it , then you do it". He leave and I get to meet Dr Bob Burger, he's been my biggest help, he gave me his bible since I can't access mine without internet, (remember this is a spiritual ride as well for me), gets in contact with a few people to help me get my phone back sooner, I've met many super folks, Sam, Shining Sam I call him, with his diamond ear ring, and angle wing seat stubs shining, he told me it was safe to use my metal detector in this area of the state, GREAT! something to do while I wait,.

I found..metal, thats what it does, but I'm up to 28 cents so far. Murph and I go for a walk through the trails, and pretty much got lost, I found a old chicken coup, and walk towards it and came out behind the library, super, I ran into Betty, Betty knows the person that babysits fro Joshua (owner of the smokehouse) and she leaves a message with them about my problem.. she takes me to the store, I get Murph and I a chicken dinner, then when I get back, Just as I was pulling the zipper open I saw my phone sitting on the sleeping bag..YES!!!, Betty drives back to let me know that It was Bob whom got the phone fro me, and that they werer looking for me, but figured I went for a walk in the trails, Yep I did and got lost to. Super..

Now I have the phone, guess I'll call gayle and let her know I'm done with it. Buy me a train ticket back, and I'll chalk this up as another failure in my life, No pain, no gain, but Im getting plenty of pain, but as for gaining..Pfft!! Im losing my butt at every turn. I called Adventure cycling after leaving them a email, with no response..Could you help me? I'm a member, I donated, (not much but Im unemployed) I spent $138 fro these maps, and I got one left, that someone didn't steal. the answer isn't one I thought I would get from a group of people whos"s commitment is cycling, and helping and showing people about how great cycling across America can be... NO! No download, No back-up plan for the money I spent with them, No assistance on what to do, NO NO NO. nothing I pretty much got shoved off the phone..quickly.. I can't believe it, the very people that I put on the back of my traveling cards, the folks I spoke highly of and called Gods of cycling, just hung me out to dry in the middle of nowhere, with out giveing me assistance on how to get back..NOTHING!!..I have a few words I'd love to say, but since children are reading this I'll bite my fingers.. For the next 300 cards I have left,, I'm taking a black magic marker and removing their name from my card, You want me to promote your business for the sake of Adventure cycling..PAY ME!! or do it yourself.

So Bob wants me to carry on with the travels, problem is Im to broke to spend another $138 for the maps, my unemployment runs out in two weeks, I can't do it, its taking to long to leave Virginia, YES! the problems I've had HAS been fixed, But still, no funds arer coming into the donation bin..Its what I expected, but I got talked into putting it up, and whats coming out of it is what I figured would happen..It does look cool though.. But Bob keeps pushing on staying the trip.. Follow my own path, not someone Else's, map it out yourself,.. IDK I'll really need to think this out, I would be very happy to make it to the Mississippi, THATS worth bragging about, but funds, and being so far behind is killing it, for what I've spent, I should be past Berea Kentucky by now, but I havn't left the first half of the trip..

I have to think this out...I want to thank Bob Burger, Betty, Doug, Sam, Joshua and his wife, the local Sheriffs Office, the Palmyra Library, On this note, if anyone has lightly used books and music cd, movies ect ect, PLEASE send them to the Fluvanna county library in Palmyra, they need them, its a great place, that needs a few more things to make it..also computer related items couldn't hurt either. Aaron, Greg, Anthony, The guy with the Holister shirt, (sorry for forgetting your name) and the rest of Fluvanna park care takers for allowing me to stay in the pole barns... See you all later.