Day 21 – July 19, 2003

On The Road Again

Ride from Roanoke, Virginia to Spartanburg, Virginia

After a couple of days of rest, Karen was feeling a little better, so we headed south. We took the Blue Ridge Parkway for about 40 miles. This road goes on for several hundred miles and allows no commercial vehicles on it. I think this is how they keep it pristine. The road is one of the most beautiful in the country, but you seem to see the same thing every mile you drive. After miles of looking at the same trees, the same roads, the same overlooks, even though they were all a little different, there was very little change. No stores, no restaurants, no service stations, etc. After about an hour or so, we left the road and went into the town of Floyd. We stopped for breakfast and found it was too late, so we had lunch. Not a great lunch, but at least we were full. Then we took the Floyd Parkway to the I-77 and then down to Charlotte, NC. We then headed west. On the I-77 we started to run into rain, but as we turned away from Charlotte, we seemed to move away from the storm. We got as far as Spartanburg before Karen’s foot started hurting too much to continue. As we checked into the motel, it started to rain. We didn’t get wet at all and it stopped about 20 minutes later. This day seemed rather short even though it was a full day of riding. Perhaps it was because the ride seemed rather boring. Perhaps tomorrow will be more eventful and I’ll see you on the byways…..