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We are officially or unofficially, Half way!!

OK, I hate to sound like a broken record but we knew the day was going to be hot and humid and we had our longest day (74 miles) so we were up at 3 AM and as they say in the aviation industry we were wheels up at 3:55 AM. The route was south to Richmond, VA (about 20 miles) then east for the remainder of the ride to Williamsburg, VA. It was a beautiful morning and traffic was light (didn’t see a car for the first 4 miles). We made a fuel stop in Richmond at a convenience store, Breakfast burritos, donuts, water, more water, powerade with ice and pickles. Ok, for those of you wondering why pickles for breakfast they are a good source of potassium and sodium and help with leg cramps. Oh; they taste good too! After that brief stop we made our way through town and found the bike trail out of town that was supposed to go all the way to Williamsburg (50 miles of trail). We were not disappointed, it skirted the highway the whole way and compared to what we have been riding it was relatively flat. It was a great ride! So, along the way were plantations that went as far as the eye could see, it was beautiful. Tina called it plantation highway. Nothing exciting except the 3 foot long black snake that squirmed it’s way across the bike path in front of Tina. I was behind about 50 yards and just saw her flailing her arms. She was terrified, she doesn’t like snakes. Once we were within about 15 miles of our hotel it started to warm up and the last 10 miles were a bit brutal. We pulled in around 2 Pm (10 Hours!!) We are slow but pedaling an 80 lb bike is no easy task. What we pulled in to was a nice site to behold, The Historic Powhatan Resort. This will be our nicest accommodations for the entire trip. Our room is a not a room, its a condo. Wish you were all here so we could have a party. The grounds are beautiful but the shameful thing is we don’t have time or the energy to enjoy it. We walked over to the pool and ordered food and drinks at the cabana and I am now writing this blog while Tina sleeps. Tomorrow we head to Suffolk, VA and will have a ferry crossing across the James River. This will be our first of three ferry crossings.