Today we started relatively early. Cory, our newest friend from West Virginia was invited to ride with us. I was stopped early in Ashland whereas the others carried on for another 20+ Miles to another church. In Ashland I had some business to take care of including repairing a broken bolt on my pannier. Fortunately where I stayed there was an ACE hardware store to get the necessary bolts to fix the pannier. Yes my pannier broke on my first day out of Yorktown, VA, but the same thing happened to me a year ago so I knew what to do.
The ride was flat and the traffic not too bad. The cell service was horrible for being so close to Richmond, VA.
Today’s stats: total mileage 37.7 miles: elevation gain 909 feet; elevation descent 768 feet; average speed 12.5 mph; and maximum speed 29.1 mph