| Blue Ridge Parkway Trip Sept 7th - 14th, 2002 A Daily Journal by Fran Hill |
| Another long day on the road�.everyone�s butts are holding up well, probably due to the smooth highway riding. Andi is happy� Gail fixed her CD player. We traveled through Pennsylvania�a lot of towns ending in �ville� and �burg��.miles of corn fields, farms with the pungent smell of silage, cows , and some unidentifiable stench ..maybe pig manure ,spread as fertilizer�who knows. We crossed the Potomac River�.not as impressive as the Hudson. All these rivers brought back memories of American History class and the Revolution�scary, I actually remember that stuff! At about 11:15 we crossed briefly into Maryland and crossed the Mason-Dixon Line, another history memory. By 11:30 we were in West Virginia, and by 12:20 we made it to Virginia. We raised our fists in victory as we crossed each state line. Rt. 81 was a fast, busy highway, controlled by the endless line of tractor-trailers that whizzed by us. The breakdown lanes were strewn with remnants of shredded tires. I prayed our motorcycle tires did not meet a similar fate on this trip! |
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| It was somewhere traveling through the Shenandoah Valley that Robin started shaking her left arm violently, pulled over into the breakdown lane, jumped off her bike and whipped off her jacket. A bee had gone up her jacket sleeve and stung her twice. We took the very next exit and stopped at a Burger King where Robin ordered up a �BK Icepack� to try and stop the swelling on her arm. Those southern bees pack a punch!! We got off the highway and rode about 100 miles of Skyline Drive. Beautiful views of lush, green forests�a winding road lined with stonewalls. We came across a lovely deer grazing by the road that did not even flinch when we drove by. The deer must be used to the tourists. |
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| We got a GREAT motel room in Waynesboro VA.. First we went to a nice restaurant for dinner and drinks. They did not know how to make some of the drinks we ordered. Andi made up an �original� drink she said was called a �blandi� (that�s short for a blue Andi), which they mixed for Robin and charged $13.00!! Virginia now has a new drink thanks to Andi! Next time we are in Waynesboro we will order one and see if it�s fame has spread. Though, at 13 dollars a drink, it could get pretty expensive. After dinner, we went to enjoy the whirlpool and pool�..very relaxing after a long day on the bikes. |
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| Total Miles - Day 2 - 330 miles |