Welcoming the good weather
23 April - Severn MD to Dahlgren MD: overcast, 50s -> sunny, low 70s; 9:30-5:500, 69.5 mi.
As we ordered our sandwiches at the C-Store, I noticed a group of motorcyclists standing next to our bikes, looking at them. I boldly walked outside and said, "You know, when I walked inside, they HAD an engine. I don't what happened to them!" They then blamed us for bringing the rain that had just started. That gave me the right to take credit five minutes later when the sun burst out.
The day was spectacular - cool and overcast in the morning, a heavy mist that drove us to lunch, and eventually clear skies. We followed US301 south much of the day, a serviceable road: 4-lane divided with heavy traffic, but a wide shoulder often shaded by trees. The challenge came at the end: a toll bridge over the Potomac that I wouldn't have liked to bike even if I'd been allowed. We had to back-track a quarter-mile and stick our thumbs out, and within five minutes a local stopped to ferry us over.
As we ordered our sandwiches at the C-Store, I noticed a group of motorcyclists standing next to our bikes, looking at them. I boldly walked outside and said, "You know, when I walked inside, they HAD an engine. I don't what happened to them!" They then blamed us for bringing the rain that had just started. That gave me the right to take credit five minutes later when the sun burst out.
The day was spectacular - cool and overcast in the morning, a heavy mist that drove us to lunch, and eventually clear skies. We followed US301 south much of the day, a serviceable road: 4-lane divided with heavy traffic, but a wide shoulder often shaded by trees. The challenge came at the end: a toll bridge over the Potomac that I wouldn't have liked to bike even if I'd been allowed. We had to back-track a quarter-mile and stick our thumbs out, and within five minutes a local stopped to ferry us over.
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