Andy & Kerry's Greenway Trip

Welcome to Dixie! Kerry and I are experiencing our first full immersion southern experience and, I must say, we likey. If it weren't so damn hot, this would be paradise. Since we left DC, it's been quite an interesting time. We took a much-needed day off in Fredericksburg, enjoying some lovely history and riding out a pretty rainy day tucked up in a motel room. We've also finally found some camping places withing reach, which is a big relief after all the urban sprawl.

Our luck finally ran out, though, when it came to the wonderful weather (Barry notwithstanding). It's certainly heated up! The heat has led to some moments of pure bliss. For example, on a 90+ degree scorcher coming into Henderson, NC, we found a campground on the shores of Kerr Lake. as we pulled into the campsite at about 3 p.m. (peak of the hottest part of the day), we jumped off the bikes, stripped off our bike clothes (putting on swimsuits for modesty's sake), and waded into the finest swim of our lives, or at least that's how it felt right then. The best was when our previously water-hating dog went paddling past me, so focused on cooling off that he seemed completely unconcerned by our shock at his voluntary swimming.

OK, so more will follow in the next couple of days. I've been neglecting the blog only because I left the laptop charger in Baltimore and it took until now to receive a package. However, a delicious spaghetti dinner combined with just the right amount of smooth chianti has left me sleepy and unwilling to write more tonight.

Stay tuned ...