Highlight for each State:
California
Bluest sky
Arizona nicest
clouds
New Mexico
pass with care
Texas I can
see for miles or bugs eat you
Louisiana
Bridges and bayous
Mississippi ?
Many trees, less Dodge Rams
Alabama They
are cheating - the liberty statue should not be here
Georgia Tar
snakes
Tennessee
Beat-up cars
North Carolina
Great roads
Virginia
Wonderful riding
Maryland Red traffic
lights
Delaware
Zipped through too fast to come up with something
Pennsylvania
Potholes
July 22, Middleburg to
Gaithersburg
We had a snort ride
including an old ferry to Dennis' cousin's, who he hadn't met since he was
little. The afternoon was a lot of catching up, later we had a great dinner in
a brewery restaurant and concluded the evening on their magnificent deck.
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July 23, Gaithersburg
This was a rest day I
mostly spent on the deck. I saw foxes in the morning, watched the birds, and
saw a raccoon in the evening. Dennis spend the day going over the family tree
with Laurna and catching up on his blog. Dinner was in a nice Moroccan restaurant.
July 24, Gaithersburg to
Annapolis
Another rather short ride,
but slow (red traffic lights) to Annapolis. This is a very picturesque town
with a nice yacht harbor and a lot of marine stuff going on.
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July 25, Annapolis
We had a slow start in the
morning. We went down to the Naval Academy and did a walking tour. We were
lucky to get to see a parade. After the tour we spent some time in their
swimming hall and watched the young soldiers' swimming training. Three of them
were not participating, but read their "bible" in a very funny way.
The rest of the day was more or less "hanging out".
July 26, Annapolis to
Philadelphia
After breakfast in this
crazy deli we got on our bikes again heading to our last station. We had to
cross Bay Bridge (toll, of course), spend 30 mins in traffic in front of the
toll booths, to have an amazing view of the Chesapeake Bay. The rest of the
ride was not that exciting. We finally arrived Dave and Mary Ellen's, where we
are going to stay for the rest of the time. We spent a wonderful evening on
their deck talking.
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So, finally, we did 6133
miles (9870 km) from west to east - amazing
[Editor's note: there is a small difference in mileage between Judith's and mine because we did a few rides two up on my bike, thus a few extra miles for my bike]
[Editor's note: there is a small difference in mileage between Judith's and mine because we did a few rides two up on my bike, thus a few extra miles for my bike]
Hi lights
Best place we stayed at:
Oak Park Inn, Waynesville & Pine Tavern Lodge, Floyd
Best road: Angeles Crest
Highway, Cherohala Skyway, Blue Ridge Parkway
Most spectacular/memorable
people: performers of the jam session at Oak Park Inn, redneck Steward
Most interesting place:
Barber Motorsports Museum
Most spectacular location:
Monument Valley
Best dinner: Bess Bistro,
Austin
Best hotel: La Posada,
Winslow
Most inspiring person: Sam
at El Trovatore Motel, Kingman
Most impressive views:
Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Blue Ridge Parkway
Most boring stretch:
Amarillo to Plainview, TX
Biggest cockroach:
Fredericksburg, Texas
Greatest cultural
experience: Library in Austin
Best thing: wine GLASSES
instead of plastic cups
Biggest lie: free WiFi at
various hotels
Most true saying: it's all
about the people
Most relaxing: rocking
chairs on the porch
Weirdest thing: man
against food
Biggest milk shake: Chick
& Ruth's deli, Annapolis
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