During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Elizabeth City to Suffolk

The Weather Channel shows a storm front on its way with possible rain in our area by the mid-afternoon. Our ride to Suffolk in Virginia was about 54 miles under changing weather conditions which began with high coastal fog turning to hazy sunny skies with light steady winds until the clouds finally moved in. Highlight for the day was a great local restaurant in Corapeake filled with locals and visitors, where the dining was strictly southern, buffet style, and one of the top meals of the trip. The only negative during lunch was the fact that we were still in the middle of our ride so I couldn't go back for seconds and thirds. Our ride was mostly on rural roads through the countryside where the flowering dogwoods and canola fields were the stars of day. As I now sit in my room at the Super 8 Motel in Suffolk, Virginia, there's a short downpour outside followed by steady rain.








We're all happy after lunch in Corapeake.


Entering Virginia

















This is Frank, originally from Shanghai, now living in San Francisco, who is touring from DC to Miami on a Bike Friday.



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  1. UnknownApril 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    Glad were under cover by the time the weather hit. It looked gnarly on the TV.

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