Greg & Camille Go Bike

We woke up early and had enjoyed the complimentary breakfast as soon as it was served. Setting out from the hotel, we had to start out the day with another I-95 crossing. Not fun, but not as bad as the previous night. Most of the day was spent following East Coast Greenway (instead of the big 40-ish mile detour that the ACA route wanted). We enjoyed a mix of nice wide paved sidewalk/trails in the morning and some time spent on the shoulder of roads. Some roads had very narrow or no shoulders, especially a couple mile stretch as we passed the National Museum of the Marine Corps. We took a brief detour through the museum grounds and stopped at an overlook before continuing on.

Around 8:30 am, we stopped at a Panera instead of our original destination and setup to work from there for the morning. Camille worked while Greg researched routes/accomodations for the next couple days. We ate brunch & lunch here before continuing on at lunch. The next leg of the trip started out with plans immediately changing. Google was routing us into a private neighborhood and the people at the gate house made us turn around. Instead we had to stay on a high traffic major road which fortunately had a passable shoulder.

After less than 10 miles, we arrived in Stafford at the Germanna University library. The library was a relatively small computer room where we setup for the afternoon until the library closed. Camille was excited that they gave her a stress less kit full of snacks (it must have been because she looked so studious).

Back on the bikes for the third time today, we continued towards our B&B in Fredricksburg. The roads were fairly low traffic with some scenic views (including a beautiful marsh), but there were also some very steep hills. We ate the last little bit of our food on a road side stop and discussed our shared ravenous hunger. As we approached Fredricksburg, we passed a Dollar General and excitedly stopped. We munched on some food in the parking lot. Greg especially enjoyed the box of cracker jack. The last few miles were primarily downhill and we arrived at the B&B with plenty of time to spare before sunset.

Camille cleaned up first. After she took some nice bike trails to a nearby grocery store while Greg cleaned up too. The store owner and his buds were creeps. After returning, we had a nice quiet night inside. Camille made some delicious curry and a lot of cous cous (with a little chopping help from Greg) and we watched a couple episodes of The Diplomat. The bed was wonderful and we slept great :)