Charlottesville - Rockfish Gap/ Waynesboro
46 miles
4 hours and 50 minutes in the saddle
28.8 mph max speed
9.1 mph average speed
Another hot and sunny day with little wind
Our average speed has dropped to single digits for the first time on this trip as our route takes us into the Appalachians. The scenery is beautiful, but we often forget to look around as we focus on getting up the next hill. I try to keep an eye on what is behind me in my rear view mirror that is fixed to my helmet. It is great for spotting cars and for the view that we are leaving behind.
46 miles
4 hours and 50 minutes in the saddle
28.8 mph max speed
9.1 mph average speed
Another hot and sunny day with little wind
Our average speed has dropped to single digits for the first time on this trip as our route takes us into the Appalachians. The scenery is beautiful, but we often forget to look around as we focus on getting up the next hill. I try to keep an eye on what is behind me in my rear view mirror that is fixed to my helmet. It is great for spotting cars and for the view that we are leaving behind.
View towards Rockfish Gap
Cycling is a slow form of travel and one of the joys is to take in the sights, sounds and smells of the landscape. We continue to see brightly coloured birds and hear lots of birdsong. Our route takes us on quiet country lanes with hardly any traffic. Freshly mowed lawns are every where and the cut grass smells lovely.
Today I have purchased a lightweight blouse to cover up my sun burnt arms and a buff to cover my sun burnt neck. We have also been to a bike shop and straightened the back wheel on Stephen's bike which got buckled slightly when transporting the bikes on the plane.
At the Skyline Motel, Rockfish Gap. It was cheap and convenient, apart from forcing us to cycle 4 miles downhill to Waynesboro for food, and back up again afterwards. That's the charm of cycling!
2 comments:
Living the Dream!! How are you finding the strain and exercise? Is it a struggle to meet a days worth of cycling, or is it plain sailing? The mirror on the helmet sounds like a good idea, it works well?
Keep up the good work!
Tough cycling, but fun! We have now covered over 800 miles. We are averaging about 60 - 70 miles per day through the mountains, which has been hard work. The cycling will get flatter next week so we should be able to speed up hopefully. Amazing scenery so far, Western Virginia and East Kentucky have both been absolutely stunning. It's nice being in the mountains, but harder work on the legs. People here are so friendly, everyone wants to stop us and chat about our trip. Drivers continue to be very considerate when overtaking and generally seem to drive quite slowly here (even the logging and coal trucks); which makes the cycling much more pleasant.
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