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.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Williamsburg to Richmond

It can be so very cold when that old north wind begins to blow and blow it did for us today riding from Williamsburg to Richmond, about 66 miles or so through miles and miles of beautiful deciduous woodlands vivid green with the new leaves of spring. Along with the chill today, we are beginning to see a more rolling terrain, however, the hills are short and the grades are mostly gentle so far. The cold weather is unusual this time of year according to locals, but then again, this has been an unusually extreme winter. Highlight for the day, besides our arrival in downtown Richmond, was visiting a Richmond battlefield, the Battle of Malvern Hill, where the Confederate Army under General Lee and the Union Army under General McClellan clashed.


Above: Bill stands in the sun to warm up during a morning break.


Great local dining at the Courthouse Grill.








He's riding to Baltimore.


Visiting the Richmond Battlefield, the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1862.














Riding in downtown Richmond





Old City Hall


The Capitol building was designed by Thomas Jefferson.






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