day one

and so the journey begins. i type slower than i ride a great start to this journey. left yorktown around 7 with the mandatory picture at the monument and dip in the ocean. probably shouldn't have gotten completely submerged but my exuberance was out of control. met three very nice people in williamsburg( trying to get back to the colonial parkway) and the ride and scenery were great all day. the willis church road had a detour which brought us through a civil war battlefield area.(i wasn't lost) i ended up about a mile past the chuch at a convenience store at the same time as my lovely wife sharon got there( she knows how slow i ride) While we were standing there a gentleman asked if we needed a place for the night and brought us straight to the church. talk about southern hospitality! we grocery shopped in the pm , ate our pb&j supper, and then enjoyed a surprise visit from my uncle leonard and aunt lois who traveled from d.c. just to say hello(and share some delicious melon).so now its time to get ready for tomorrow. looking forward to another good day on the road. oh yeah she said i have to give my mileage .68
She said: Worked in the am and took off for Williamsburg. Met a wonderful woman in the shops and bought a doll for our great niece and sent it on for her first birthday-sorry we will be missing that party. The drive was beautiful from there and met up with Paul at the perfect time. Met Louis at the convenience store-a deacon in the church where we are staying tonite-a terrific guy! Great accomodations, can't wait to see what tomorrow brings-on to Mineral Va.