Northbound to Washington DC
July 24
We left Savannah early and rode up toward Charleston. We took a break at the Frampton plantation. It was a small post cival war plantation.
We then rode up to Charlotte South Virginia and stopped at Patriot Point, an overlook of Fort Sumter. There is a maratime museum with the aircraft carrier Yorktown and a submarine. We toured both for a couple hours. The boys really like climbing through navy ships.
In one room, we came across this old relic from America’s past — a flag with only 48 stars! The boys and I were thrilled to see a piece of American history from way back in the 50s. (Luv you mumsies)
Our last picture of the day is self-explanatory…
July 25 – Sout Carolina to Washington DC
We got up eary, and rode hard so we would get into DC in time to meet Chris’s Friend Maddy Lloyd. Not many photo ops, as we were on the bikes for 9 hours. We did stop at a Mexican place called “South of the Boarder”. It was the east-coast’s version of mexico. Note the hamburders on the restaraunt roof… We decided not to eat and rode on.
As we rode into DC, the hardest rain-storm of the trip hit us. Traffic slowed to about 35 as even the cars had a hard time driving in it. We got into DC around 5:00, and Maddy was alreay at the hotel. All this luggage was taken off our bikes:
Way back in the 50s?????????
Comment by Uschi — July 25, 2011 @ 4:25 amWe’re becoming vegetarians when you get home.
All that came off the bikes???? How are you getting them to go over 45mph?
Comment by cindy & steve — July 28, 2011 @ 9:48 amAll that stuff comes off the bike every night. When we check in, we beg for a ground-floor room close to the parking. Half the time we get a 2nd floor room 200 yards from parking. But we need the excercise. We eat, ride, eat, ride, eat, ride. I think we’re all up 10 pouds already.
Comment by john — July 29, 2011 @ 4:43 pmBut yup, the bikes will do 90+ with all that gear on. A drag-race in Arizona proved it.