Day One
August 18th, 2008 by Bill ColleyGlendale, Maryland
At 4:30 P.M. I stopped pedaling outside an old unused entrance of the National Arboretum. Denny and Walt came by about fifteen minutes later and we called day one closed. I just climbed out of a long soak in the tub and after dinner it’s off to sleep. Tuesday we plan a trip across the northern and western suburbs of the big city. The Eastern Shore was nothing but a dash through low flat country before the heat of the day settled in. We’ll do most of our traveling early tomorrow and plan to spend Tuesday night near Mt. Vernon. This is more tiring than aching and a good night’s sleep should be great preparation. My preference would be to get day 2 out of the way early and then Wednesday it’s mostly a down hill coast until the last minutes at the far end of the National Mall. We’ll see you all soon and God bless.