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Virginia

Nov 2nd, 2022 - Julie Kauffman

We made it to Virginia today! We rode a whopping 10 miles to get here. And we stopped four times on the way (grocery store, liquor store, scenic overlook, Welcome to Virginia sign). So. An easy day. The easiest of days.

Riding just 10 miles was not our preference but there’s just nowhere to stay on this stretch of the TransAm. Our map includes “cyclist-only lodging” options in many of the towns, but I called all of them and the phone numbers were either disconnected or the person who answered said they weren’t doing that anymore. Any websites we found online for businesses no longer exist.

As a result, we had to rethink the next few days. We’ve decided to leave the TransAm so we can stay in towns with lodging options. Some cyclists we ran into in Marion and again in Sebree rented a car to drive through eastern Kentucky, so they are a few days ahead of us now, and they told us about a recommended detour they heard about from a local pastor that saves a day and a ton of climbing. So we’re incorporating that into our detour as well.

I had one final Kentucky dog chase me today. We are all very glad to be in Virginia. Is it likely that an arbitrary state line will have a significant impact on the riding conditions? Probably not. But we are optimistic that the dogs will be less menacing now.

Highlights

we made it to Virginia
easy day, a welcome respite to our tired muscles

Lowlights

none!

Julie’s food

Breakfast: leftover scramble (potatoes, snausage, tofu, spinach, onion, “feta”)
First Snack: peanut butter sandwich
Lunch: vegetable soup and bread
Second Snack: chips and guac, blueberries
Dinner: peanut butter sandwich, Oreos

Stats

Total distance: 10.36 miles
Elevation gain: 744 feet
Weather: dry, high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit

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