Our hostess Terry served up a delicious breakfast of omelets, potatoes, and raspberries. After returning to the spot where we left off, I took off for the day’s ride under overcast skies and temperatures in the low 70’s. After the first 1.5 miles I came upon the first detour of the trip, it was not too far out of the way. The route skirted the northern suburbs of Richmond. Good pavement, nice rolling terrain, and quiet roads except at major intersections. There was maybe a 300-400 foot elevation gain from the James River. I noticed quite a few snake road pizzas, something we don’t see much of in NY. Sally did a quick tour of downtown Richmond and we rendezvoused for the first time just outside of Ashland more or less as planned. The next scheduled meeting point was somewhat more of an issue as we learned to pick landmarks right on the route. With no cell phone coverage, it took about 45 minutes for Bob to be found. We were waiting at intersections only about a mile apart. Sally enlisted the neighbors who helped get her headed in the right direction. With a few more days of experience we will get the drill down to a science. There were lots of turns in the route so one had to be very diligent although there is good signage as the Adventure Cycling TransAM route is marked in VA as Virginia Bike Route 76. By the end of the day I had ridden 84 miles, of which 75 were actually productive miles. The others were the detour, one missed turn back track, and the Sally search. Tonight we are staying in the Rebel Motel in Louisa ($45), my kind of place. Dinner is pizza at Pizza Hut. Life is good.
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