Afton to Lexington 55 miles
Dan cooked pancakes and bacon for
breakfast which was pretty good and especially since it was 
free. I slept on the sofa last night and it was great. We left the Cookie Lady around 10:45 and had a big climb ahead of us. It was supposed to be one of the hardest days of the entire trip but it really wasn’t as bad as I expected. I was a little slowed down by Mike on the climbs. He had only quit smoking 2 weeks ago and did no training for the trip. But it wasn’t that bad since it gave me a chance to rest and take pictures from the top of the mountains. The weather wasn’t very good though. It was cold and raining which actually made us look forward to the uphill climbs since it would get our hearts pumping and there wouldn’t be a biting wind.
By the time we came down off the Blue Ridge Parkway the sun was coming out. I got my bike up to 39 mph and probably wont be able to or want to top that. We rode along the South River
which was probably one of the best parts of the trip so far. It was mostly down hill and we were able to do about 18 mph without much effort. The road was great with no traffic and picturesque views.
We camped in a parking lot at Washington & Lee University. We didn’t think we would have any trouble since school was out and there was hardly anyone on campus. But after we had all fallen asleep a cop came by and woke us up. Campus security followed and told us that we would have to leave. They made us cross
the bridge out of Lexington so it wasn’t their 
jurisdiction and told us to camp by the river. Our first place was perfect with soft ground and no passing traffic. This place was the opposite with hard soil, cars passing all night, and runners with dogs going by in the morning. Needless to say i didnt get much sleep and was missing the Cookie Lady already.
Dan cooked pancakes and bacon for
breakfast which was pretty good and especially since it was free. I slept on the sofa last night and it was great. We left the Cookie Lady around 10:45 and had a big climb ahead of us. It was supposed to be one of the hardest days of the entire trip but it really wasn’t as bad as I expected. I was a little slowed down by Mike on the climbs. He had only quit smoking 2 weeks ago and did no training for the trip. But it wasn’t that bad since it gave me a chance to rest and take pictures from the top of the mountains. The weather wasn’t very good though. It was cold and raining which actually made us look forward to the uphill climbs since it would get our hearts pumping and there wouldn’t be a biting wind.By the time we came down off the Blue Ridge Parkway the sun was coming out. I got my bike up to 39 mph and probably wont be able to or want to top that. We rode along the South River
which was probably one of the best parts of the trip so far. It was mostly down hill and we were able to do about 18 mph without much effort. The road was great with no traffic and picturesque views.We camped in a parking lot at Washington & Lee University. We didn’t think we would have any trouble since school was out and there was hardly anyone on campus. But after we had all fallen asleep a cop came by and woke us up. Campus security followed and told us that we would have to leave. They made us cross
the bridge out of Lexington so it wasn’t their jurisdiction and told us to camp by the river. Our first place was perfect with soft ground and no passing traffic. This place was the opposite with hard soil, cars passing all night, and runners with dogs going by in the morning. Needless to say i didnt get much sleep and was missing the Cookie Lady already.
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