Day 33: July 4th Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway

Beautiful day greeted Bob and I as we departed the motel in Waynesboro and headed to the entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  We took our photo at the big sign then headed on our ride for the next 150 miles.  Only one stop was made by moi….somewhere around the restaurant in Otter Creek.  I had to make a pit stop, then we were off again.  Somewhere along the ride the rain started, lightly, but still rain, so we donned rain gear.

 

 

We reached the 150 mile marker, took our photo, then headed onward to Floyd for gas and a subway sandwich.  From there we headed to Tazewell, took a photo by a new sign hawking the VA16 “Back Of The Dragon” and then headed off on our ride. 

 

We did get a little spooked during the ride.  There were many instances of sand/gravel laying in the curves and once or twice both Bob and I experienced adrenaline wheel sliding.  We reached Marion, took a photo at the City’s sign, got gas receipts, then headed to the interstate to take us to Pigeon Forge and ultimately into Townsend where we had a motel reservation.

This is one ride I don’t ever want to do again!  No sooner were we heading south on I-81 then we encountered a downpour.  And soon after that we were in total darkness.  So here are these two idiots, in the dark, pouring rain, speeding at 75mph, getting to Townsend.  We finally arrived at 11:30, soaking wet, exhausted, and hungry.  Fortunately, we had bought Wendy’s hamburgers in Pigeon Forge just before the restaurant closed for the night.  Within seconds of our heads hitting the pillows we were zonked out!

C ya’ll mañana,
Gonzo
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