{"id":18878,"date":"2015-08-31T19:57:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18878"},"modified":"2015-09-01T07:49:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T11:49:28","slug":"day-52-monday-august-31-richmond-to-williamsburg-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18878","title":{"rendered":"Day 52. Monday, August 31 – Richmond to Williamsburg, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

An overcast, humid\u00a0early(6:50 a.m.) morning start; \"DSCN8225\"<\/a>so humid it fell on us a bit, as we crossed over the interstate (for the first of four times) on our way around the city’s rush hour traffic.\"DSCN8226\"<\/a> \u00a0A few hills, two hours and twenty miles later, we stopped on the southeast side of the city; we needed a break from\u00a0the hectic start and<\/em> some breakfast.<\/p>\n

By the time we pushed away from breakfast, the work day had begun. \u00a0Traffic was light, though we had ample shoulder on several miles of flat road. \u00a0Once the hills started to build, the road narrowed and the shoulder was minimal, but traffic was still light.\"DSCN8231\"<\/a> \u00a0The on\/off light sprinkle kept the morning in the low 70’s. \u00a0Treetops rustled in the wind, which we did not experience until a few miles before Williamsburg; thankfully, it was not directly in our face.\"DSCN8238\"<\/a> \u00a0There had not been many opportunities to stop on this road between Richmond and Williamsburg. \u00a0So after five hours of hard pedaling, we\u00a0took a lunch break on the edge of town. \u00a0Twenty minutes after lunch, we were checked in.<\/p>\n

The disadvantage of bicycling an area we have lived and traveled for years, is nothing seems new, so we\u00a0forget to take pictures for memory sake. \"DSCN8228\"<\/a>\u00a0Not to mention the barn door is open and we are ready to be home!<\/p>\n

One last night of pasta, \"DSCN8244\"<\/a>before back to the reality of not gorging ourselves all day, everyday. \u00a0A delicious choice\"DSCN8245\"<\/a> and good conclusion to a 63 mile day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t