Romney WV

We pulled out of the driveway at 6:35AM, stopped by Bernie and Shirley’s and pointed the bikes towards the west. Sun was shining and the temp was cool actually needed jackets. First stop was the McDonalds on Kent Island for breakfast. We found a lot of construction on 495 in the area of our exit for route 50; so much so that we could not get off so we rode on to the exit for route 66 and found the same problem. Thank goodness for Gabby the GPS! We got off on an exit for Vienna and then immediately began weaving our way around city streets in Vienna and Fairfax and even into the parking lot of a large mall (my mistake on that one) before we finally got back on track for 50 west. Added 17 miles to the trip which was an extra 30 minutes but getting around Winchester was a breeze. I have ridden through Winchester 4 times and got lost every time except this one. By 11 AM it was warm and the jackets had to be packed in the trailer. We must have passed more than 150 motorcycles today on route 50 all heading east. By noon we had the 20 mph winds and dark clouds above us. Reached the Koolwink Motel in Romney around 2:20 in time to sit outside and visit and give Bernie and Shirley time to go to Mass which the Internet stated was at 5:30 but when they got there no one was there. They went inside and waited and finally found a bulletin and mass had been changed to 4 pm – guess someone forgot to update the web page. Covered 230 miles today.