Virginia

Over the clouds on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Over the clouds on the Blue Ridge Parkway

I woke up early on account of the hairy fellow from Nashville who came into the dorm room at the hostel late at night and proceeded to make the bed squeak and go to the bathroom all night.   The sun was starting to break through the mist from yesterday’s rain and I made for Asheville, [...]

Harrisonburg to Charlottesville, VA

Harrisonburg to Charlottesville, VA

I spent the night in  another  anonymous Motel 6  within earshot of the interstate – this time in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Ate a bad Mexican dinner at Dona Rosa’s Authentica Comida Mexicana (served by strangely blond Mexicans).  I managed to break my helmet visor but found a replacement in town and headed towards Charlottesville, Virginia.  The [...]

Walmart Shopping Again

Walmart Shopping Again

I woke up late on account of the beer consumed with my new found friends in Altoona, PA and headed, still without my English-accented female GPS copilot, generally towards Charlottesville, Virginia.  My plan was to avoid the interstates and try to drive though the mountains as much as possible.   So after ordering a replacement GPS [...]