A Good Laugh

Day 11

Start: Boykins, VA

End: Richmond, VA

Daily Distance: 82.47 miles

Cumulative Distance: 835.12 miles

Average Speed: 12.3 MPH

Daily Riding Time: 6 Hours 43 Minutes

Net Elevation Change: 128 Feet (712 up and 582 down)

Cumulative Elevation Change: 109 feet

Cumulative Flats: 2

I was woken up about 4am this morning by thunder.  I figured it was going to be a wet start.  After the past few days of riding wet, no biggie.  I checked the weather and saw that there would be a break in the rain later in the morning before a second wave arrived.  So my mission was to get out there, get wet, air dry, and arrive before getting wet again.  Success!

I did take a short break when I saw a shed and shelter shop.  There was an awesome shelter that I hung out under for a little bit.  I didn't stay too long since it was cold and not riding while wet made it colder.

After the shelter stop, the rain lightened up and the route took me onto a nice road through a quiet neighborhood.  What a difference from the busy roads with all the vehicles and road spray.

I did get a good laugh.  I was getting close to my stop for the day and saw a sign that said "Road Closed Ahead - Local Traffic Only".  I continued down the road to see how far I could get.  I reached the closure and thought maybe the bridge was completed enough to walk over.  I thought better since it was not even close to being complete.  I checked to see how far I had to go to get around the detour.  It was thankfully only about 2 extra miles.  All I could think when I got the the closure was, "Dude...where's the road?"

Leaving it there for now.  Safe and sound just north of Richmond, VA.  Tomorrow, I should make it to Stafford, VA with a nice weather forecast.  Hooray!