Monday, November 27, 2006

And just because I still have the digital camera....

I can post pictures from DC!















My two beautiful nephews - Samuel and Jonathan















Heather (my big sister) and I on the George Washington Parkway bicycle trail outside Mt Vernon

More from Yorktown















Another photo of the sunrise the morning after we arrived















The house Grace Episcopal opens to cyclists





















The Yorktown Victory Monument from far away (we never bothered to find it)















Sunrise our last morning in Yorktown















A sweet boat in the harbor















Sarah (Liz's big sister) and Liz on the beach in Yorktown

Pictures from Yorktown and beyond

Eating a celebratory dinner at Outback Steakhouse with Bill and Joyce in Newport News




























Watching the sunrise the morning after we arrived
















The view from the house of the sunrise















Grace Episcopal Church

Thursday, November 16, 2006

The pictures you've all been waiting for

Full of mixed emotions, we dipped our front wheels in the York River/Chesapeake Bay at Yorktown, marking the end of our journey.






























Liz and Lou















heidi and Betse















The tracks in the sand from our bikes

Final day - Colonial Parkway













































Liz riding Colonial Parkway















York River shrouded in fog















Colonial Parkway


































We made it!

Wednesday, November 15, 2006















Posing before our final day































Historic Williamsburg


Camping on the Chickahominy River















We made a cake to celebrate our final night on the road















Eating cheesecake...















Camping under the pavilion - the ground was far too wet and the rain never stopped!































Willis United Methodist Church















The battlefield Liz alluded to - Willis Church was the field hospital for Confederate soldiers after this battle.




















































Getting closer... Liz rides ahead.















Shirley Plantation, est 1613















A not-terribly-appetizing sign outside of Charles City















Historical markers almost lined the road.

Ashland to Willis Church















"Scotchtown," Patrick Henry's home















The sign marking where Stonewall Jackson was given a drink of water.
















A really old church near Kathleen and Dave's house















Kathleen, Dave and the cat, Sophie
















Our bike inside the Willis Church on our second to last morning

Photos: Mineral to Ashland















Another amusing highway name - this road only lasts for a quarter mile or so outside Louisa, Virginia.















We got an awesome pizza here!















Outside Verbeeck's Country Store in Bumpass, Virginia, where they keep a cyclist log book and lots of yummy natural snacks.















Also outside Verbeeck's Store















Sunset outside Ashland















Beautiful fall foilage!