Day 3: Smiles on SR11

Begin:        Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park (Wytheville, VA)

End:          ~ 6 pm Riverside Campground (where the Holston River crosses the 19)

Miles:        68 miles

Last night was interesting.

We laid out our sleeping bags under a band shell while a 3rd rate symphony went on below us.

The band didn't start until 10 pm, but we didn't mind.

They had put strings of white Christmas lights across the whole park and ended the concert with big time fireworks.  Disney would be proud.

Saw my first lightning bug.  Cool.

Woke up late (715) this morning and went into town to get Chris a haircut and mail back some stuff we decided we didn't need.

I was worried about the possibility of rain so rode out fast once we finally got started (9 am).

We got about 8 miles out and it started to pour.

I didn't want to have to stay another night, but we stopped anyway.

20 min later there was a break so we took off again.

There was a steady breeze into our faces so I took the lead and really poured it on.

The road was great.

I felt like I was riding down to San Onofre, but with green fields and trees instead of PCH and the beach.

I love SR11.

Felt great and let Chris draft the majority of the day.

Had lunch in Marion, but kept going all the way to Abdingdon where we stopped and talked to a couple of guys in a sporting goods store.

They were the first people that didn't question the fact that we would make it to Oregon.

The Riverside Campground is really nice; Right by the river (hence the name), showers, a pool, laundromat, and a game room.

We are in Heaven.

Tomorrow is a big day.

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P.S. 

Grocery stores do not have real tortillas.  Only El Paso ones in aluminum.

They have salsa.  Cookies from Canada.

But no tortillas.

Go figure.