Blue skies, neutral winds, reasonable pavement, basically a great day, except for my tender bottom!
We started the day by backtracking 9 miles from yesterday’s route. It was farming time, lots of plowing going on, as well as fields already in the ground. We were able to identify the wheat and then, through research, the rape plant (produces canola).
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- Corn just popping up.
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- Wheat, not yet ready to plow.
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- Rape plant (canola).
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- The swamp shadows are so beautiful!
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- Farm equipment sharing the road.
The sag had a stop near mile 40 – fun view across the wheat field. And this beautiful church was founded in 1813.
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- Amber waves of grain.
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- Methodist church founded in 1813.
Around mile 44, we crossed into Virginia, our fifth state – looking forward to margaritas before dinner.
As we pedaled into Suffolk, I noticed this “fellow”, reminding me of the upcoming Indy 500 back home (again) in Indiana.
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- Reminder of the Indy 500.
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- Only historical marker I noticed today.
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- Our accommodations are less than perfect…
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- When the washer/dryer don’t work, this is how we dry our clothes.
Mileage today: 65.60. According to the mileage total for this tour listed by Womantours (2582), we passed the 1291 mark about midway through the day – with my bonus miles, I started the day with 1340 already…
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