Day
1
Backed
out of the garage, mounted the saddle and headed out of the driveway at 6:50
AM. I had put the sweatshirt in the
trailer opting for the jean jacket which proved to be plenty. Not many miles down the road I spotted what I
thought was a buzzard in the middle of the road but as I got closer I realized
it was an eagle clutching its breakfast.
As I slowed it spread its wings and mounted to the sky. Joined Bill, Glenn, Kathy, Roger and Ginny
just prior to the Bay Bridge and continued south on 301; not an exciting road
but I knew some beautiful roads were waiting just over the Virginia line. After several miles of twists and turns we
were dumped onto route 3 destined to ride through Fredericksburg. As we inched our way from one traffic light
to the next with cars, trucks, bikes and just about every type of motor vehicle
you could feel the heat mounting. This 6
mile stretch of road feels like 25 but once we got through it was more country
roads with lots of other bikers enjoying the great weather. A stop at the Dairy Korner Restaurant in
Orange, VA for lunch around 1 was now on the menu leaving only 50 miles to go
to reach our destination of Staunton for the night. As we pulled in we were told to park the
bikes under the front shelter and you could hear thunder rolling in the
distance with the sky growing darker by the minute. Total miles
today 254.
