It's hard to believe, but today we finished our ride across the United States. We had a short ride of 33 miles which started at where the Chickahominy River meets the James River. For several miles, until we reached Jamestown, we rode along the Capital Trail, a dedicated bike trail. In Jamestown we took a wrong turn and accidentally rode onto Jamestown Island rather than turning onto the Colonial Parkway. We figured out our error after a couple of miles and found our way onto the Colonial Parkway. When we reached Williamsburg we had to detour off of the Colonial Parkway through Colonial Williamsburg then got back onto the Parkway and rode into Yorktown. In Williamsburg it started to rain lightly and rained on us the entire 13 miles into Yorktown; other than about 10 miles of rain that Dana experienced a few days ago this was the only rain we had the entire trip! Shortly before we reached Yorktown my son Paul and his girlfriend Yagmur greeted us on the road as we rode by (I had not seen them since Christmas so this was a wonderful welcome to the end of our journey). The bike route ended at the Yorktown Victory Monument where Fran and Donna were waiting for us. After hugs, congratulations, and picture taking, we rode down to the ocean to dip our bikes into the Atlantic. We then toasted with sparkling apple cider!
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| Dana and Nancy in front of the Yorktown Victory Monument |
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| Nancy riding away from the Yorktown Victory Monument |
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| Dana and Nancy dipping our tires into the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Our Welcoming Party! Fran & Donna, Paul & Yagmur |
After our little celebration, Dana, Fran & Donna left for Virginia Beach where they are leaving the motorhome, Cali and Patches (the kitties!) with Donna for a few days while Dana and Fran fly home to Oregon for a family wedding. Nancy, Paul & Yagmur went to lunch then Paul and Nancy did a bit of sightseeing in Yorktown.
In a few days I will summarize my thoughts about this extraordinary trip. For now, I want to enjoy a few days visit with Paul & Yagmur and realize that most of my waking hours won't necessarily be on a bike. I will miss this journey, the people I have met, the fantastic scenery, and even the climbs.
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Congratulations to you both. Nice running into you (figuratively speaking) the other day.
ReplyDeleteNancy, we'll be waiting to see you in Z. Drinks at El Manglar on us, though I'm not sure Memo can come up with a single malt. Might find one in the rig though.