After heading out yesterday with expectations of overcast weather and a 30% chance of rain and 40 miles under our bikes, we arrived at Brevard NC where we had a nice breakfast with my cousin Dave and his wife Jean. We mounted back up amid some light mist and headed toward Hendersonville where we had decided to ride a short way on the interstate to connect with the Blue Ridge Parkway. As soon as we got onto the interstate the skies opened up and it started to pour. Now since I'm a California kid, this was my first experience with riding in the rain and it was unsettling. Visibility was pretty limited and I got separated from Bob. I took the next exit off and sent a voice mail to him telling him where I was so we could reconnect which we did in about 30 minutes. The rest of the day was slogging our way through the rain east on I40 then north on I77 finally landing in Hillvilles VA just north of the North Carolina/Virginia border about 5pm. The rain gear worked pretty well and I got fairly accustomed to riding in the rain by th end of the day. I commented that I now had been baptized in the waters of North Carolina.
This morning after a solid nights dry sleep, we find the skies are cloudless and the temps brisk. We plan to intersect the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Virginia and head up to Appomattox Courthouse the scene of Lee's Surrender ending the Civil War. Then up to Charlottesville where Thomas Jefferson had his now famous home Monticello home. Hoping for better riding today. I'm optimistic.
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Gordon
5/10/2012 10:52:23 am
I figured if you made it through this trip without hitting some serious weather you'd have to be a magician. Glad everything came out OK
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Russ
5/10/2012 02:03:40 pm
Hello Tim
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