If you look really close you can see Barack Obama waving in the window.
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I am the library in Goochland, VA which is a little bit NW of Richmond. Tonight I will stay somewhere between here and Washington D.C. and will arrive in Arlington tomorrow. It hasn't been too hot becuase it has been cloudy for most of every day which is nice. It always seems like it might rain but so far it only rained once two days ago. I took this picture right after it rained, what looks like a white cloud against the blue sky is actually a white cloud against a much darker rain cloud.
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I an in Lunenburg, VA and I might be the only person in Lunenburg, VA, it's hard to tell. This is a statue of a confederate soldier in front of the county courthouse. Soon I will intersect with US Bike Route 1 which stop along the Atlantic coast <but seperate from the adventure cycling route> but it is only signed in some states, I'm not sure if Virginia is one of them.
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This morning I left Chapel Hill heading north through Hillsboro and now towards Roxboro. Later this afternoon I will get into Virginia. I have not decided on an exact route through Virginia yet but I will probably soon head west toward Richmond.
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I am in Chapel Hill after riding through Asheboro, NC and Liberty, NC this morning and afternoon. Along the way I met two groups of cyclists and I got some good directions and was able to take nice roads that weren't on my map. I will stay here for a few days and get cleaned up and rested before continuing on through Virginia to Washington D.C.
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Tonight I am camping on the edge of the Uwharie National Forest near the town of Abner, NC. It was slow going all day today because of a strong head wind and rolling hills. From here I head East again to get to Chapel Hill.
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In diverting from any post of established bike route I have to do a lot of guessing about what roads are going to be safe and nice to ride on. Also there are lots of roads in South Carolina that on my map have state highway numbers but in the real world aren't signed with or called by those numbers. This leads to a lot of wandering around hoping that I am on the right road but lots of times I get somewhere which is five miles from where I thought I was going. Other than getting lost a few times today I went through Florence, SC and now I am camping by the river near Society Hill, SC. From here the route to Chapel Hill seems pretty straightforward unless I run into more phantom roads. When I am making up my route as I go along it is especially nice to see these 'bike route' signs as they let me know that I have made a somewhat good choice. Today at the library in Society Hill I met Joan, Kevin and Angel who were all very nice. Kevin said that he helped establish these routes!
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Tonight I am in Lane, SC on a detour from the Atlantic Coast route to visit a friend in Chapel Hill, NC. Originally I thought that I would try to race there by the Fourth of July which would be 300 miles in three days but it works out better for me to get there on Saturday or Sunday so instead I'll take it easier the next 3 or 4 days after riding 100 miles today. My campsite today is behind the volunteer fire department in Lane which is a nice spot except for that a little bit further behind the fire station are the train tracks, hopefully they don't run too late. This picture is of two chimneys that looked like they were growing out of a maze of vines, probably a house that burned down.
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