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[WFP]

Hey there, it's me, the SEEG, WFP2!

While Bill and Anne took a vacation, I decided to take a little trip of my own.  When it was all said and done I travelled 2067.2 miles and stopped at 14 Harley Shops never before visited.  Here are some other statistics:

7 Days and 5 hours
43:33    hrs. in the saddle
55.71    Gallons of Gas (37.11 mpg)
$183.97  for that gas ($3.30 average)

Here is the overall trip:



It included the following Parkways:
Merritt (CT)
Hutchinson River (NY)
Garden State (NJ)
Colonial (VA)
Blue Ridge (VA)

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DAY 1:

Left at 0730 on Friday 9/9/05, 561 miles.
Altitude, Start: 80', end 5'



Stopped in Cape Charles for the night.  Went for some some beer at the Parrot Pub, watched the sunset, then went to bed.

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DAY 2&3:

129.2 miles, visited family in Norfolk



Our Soccer Stars!





Ophelia was really kicking up the surf at VA Beach:

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DAY 4:

The real vacation begins!

380 miles via the Colonial Parkway, Route 5 past plantations, a stop at the Appomattox Courthouse, out to Lynchburg and Roanoke then on the Blue ridge Parkway Heading South!  Got off the Parkway and stayed the night in Hillsville, VA.  Started at an elevation of 8', went as low as 13' below sea level, as high as 3478' (Rocky Knob) and ended the night at 2446'



Appomattox Courthouse:



Finally on the Blue ridge Parkway!



It was just so CROWDED!



from Groundhog Hill

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DAY 5:

263 miles via the Wythville up I-81 to Roanoke then back on the Blue Ridge Parkway no heading North.  Started at an elevation of 2446' ended at 1317' and was as high as 3905' near Terrapin Mountain.




Peaks of Otters for lunch...great view, good food, good prices, slow service.



Riding the Blue ridge Parkway:
















DECISIONS, DECISIONS!

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DAY 6:

238 miles from Waynesboro via Skyline Drive and then on to Gettysburg.  Was foggy/overcast at times during the day for the first time the entire trip, but no rain.  Started out at an elevation of 1317', ended at 398' and was as high as 3703' at both the Big Meadow Lodge and Skyland where we ate lunch.  Good food, prices and service.















Look Carefully in the next pic...do you see what I see?




Enlarging the area of interest and yes it is a BEAR!

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DAY 7:

276 miles from Gettysburg including the tour drive the up through PA and the Delaware Water Gap ending in Newburgh, NY for the night.Started out at an elevation of 398', ended at 492' and was as high as 1412' at Upper Tulpehochen Twp. where the Appalatian trail crossed the road we were on.


Gettysburg Battlefield Tour:




Gettysburg to Newburgh:




Touring the Battlefield:






This one is for my Dad:




A stop in the Delaware water Gap:

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DAY 8:

220 Miles from Newburgh and on home.  We had to put on our rain gear for the last 2 hours but we missed the Thunderstorms and only had a few minutes of light showers.

[RedFXR2]

Bill please....you're killing me here.

Bee-yoo-tiful photos.  Talk to me about traveling the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.  Looks like you went over/through that(?).  Was that a weird or pleasant experience or what?  I've done it in a car and I know you're down there a while.  Just wondering what it would be like on a bike.

Super nice trip.  Thanks for the peek.

[lugnut]

Bill did u stop at Mr Mrs weCVO place near richmond.

[ccr]

No Lugnut, he and Anne tooled past our house on Monday when we had to go to work.  If we had had a little heads up, we may have planned to ride at least one day together, but as it turned out, I got a heck of a summer cold and ended up with Bronchitis.  I was home sick when he went past. I was thinking of them. Jamey was jealous as anything.  When he reads the ride report..... he is going to be crazy.

Bill, looks like it was one heck of a route.  We ride part of your route every weekend and have so much fun.  Sorry we missed you guys.  Lets plan to ride together next time you are in the area.  

I am finally feeling a little better and we sure do hope we can get in some riding this weekend.

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[Mr. We]

DAY 2&3:

129.2 miles, visited family in Norfolk

Bill,
[smiley=oops.gif]Sorry dude... you asked about directions east to west - you could have asked about Norfolk and we would have put you stright through to VA Beach!  [smiley=beerchug.gif]

Really looks like you had a great trip, definately one for the record books. Thanks for those pics, you really captured some of my favorite shots of the Blue Ridge.  [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]

[lugnut]

Always enjoy traveling thru G.W. & T.J national forest when in Virgina.
Bill, did you miss the ferry from Delaware to Jersey or not in your.

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Bill please....you're killing me here.

Bee-yoo-tiful photos.  Talk to me about traveling the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.  Looks like you went over/through that(?).  Was that a weird or pleasant experience or what?  I've done it in a car and I know you're down there a while.  Just wondering what it would be like on a bike.

Super nice trip.  Thanks for the peek.

It is way different on a bike...luckily, for some reason, the passing trucks do no create too much of a disturbance, that was my fear.  I also can say that I had to really force myself to keep up to 55-60 mph...it is tempting to slow down and take it easy.  The bridge itself wasn't bad but the winds had not picked up yet.

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Bill did u stop at Mr Mrs weCVO place near richmond.

I had to delay the trip one week due to a work requirement so it was tough to give advance notice.  Next time, I will do better!

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