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Monday, September 22, 2008, Grass field behind the fire station, Tappahannock, Virginia
After eating a cereal breakfast, we said goodbye to Mr. Castillo and son, and pedaled off north toward Washington D.C., crossing over the York River bridge which passed by historic Yorktown. We had a nice ride on Hwy. 17, taking a ferry across the James River and stopping at Kentucky Fried Chicken. The weather was nice, blowing a little against us, but sunny and cool. We saw a bunch of vultures devouring a deer off the side of the road, interesting. After about 60 miles, it began to approach sundown so we did the usual; we began looking for a place to stay. Unfortunately, this time we had trouble finding accommodations. Finally Gloria managed to find help from a police dispatcher who contacted the fire department and made arrangements with them to let us stay in their field. They were very nice, opening up their restrooms and letting us set up our tent there. After setting up, we went to the Shoney's Buffet and ate a lot; I liked the fried catfish best. 62 miles.