Well, we left the Capitol this morning after some photos and a send-off from Holly Booth and Matt and Emily Braud-some of the best hosts and helpers we could have hoped for. We owe them much gratitude for the comforts they provided while we were politickin' in DC. We'll write more on that later-there's so much to say.
We rode out of DC and caught the MT. Vernon trail south along the Potomoac-I wish we had bike paths like this one in LA-wide, smooth, and absolutely beautiful scenery. We stopped for a bite in Alexandria , then continued on.
No real mishaps, except Will's cleat came loose and we had to pull off to fix that before it gave us a real problem. After a few minutes with my multi-tool, Matt had it reset, and we pedaled on towards Lorton.
Now, Virginia is an interesting state. Up here they have these things called "hills"-you'll have to check Webster's for the pronunciation and a technical definition, but I can tell you that they are a lot like levees or the Indian Mounds, except lots bigger. We're learning about them-the hard way. They are fun to go down, though; our top speed so far has been 38.5 MPH. Special thanks to Mike and Tish, a couple of locals out for a spin who helped us up the largest "hill" we've yet seen.
Louisianians can be proud; we've got something Virginians know nothing about, too. They're called potholes. We've been cruising along some of the smoothest tarmac imaginable-butter smooth, which is nice.
Well, battery's about to go, so that's all for now; we'll upload the pictures when possible.
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