A Matter of Balance
The most memorable event of this day was a visit to the Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park. I’ll also remember a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the stop at the National D-Day Memorial* might soon be forgotten. I couldn’t leave without a few more pictures of the Appomattox…
Continue reading Oct 15: Appomattox, VA to Troutville, VA
2 CommentsFirst a stat, for those that like that kind of thing. At the point I left Philadelphia the second time, which could be thought of as the start of the way back, the scooter had traveled 5,524 miles on the trip. I expect there will not be as many miles…
Continue reading Oct 14: Williamsburg, VA to Appomattox, VA
2 CommentsOn this day I did a couple more mechanical checks and test rides on the scooter in the morning before deciding to have the scooter towed to a repair shop in Yorktown, VA, 75 miles away. It turned out to be a very good day. The first good thing was that I…
Continue reading Oct 13: Cape Charles, VA to Williamsburg, VA
5 CommentsThis day started out optimistically, with me doing minor maintenance to the scooter thinking that might fix its mechanical problem. Wishful thinking, although I didn’t realize that until I had paid my $13.00 toll and was on the approach to the monster 23 mile long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, headed for…
Continue reading Oct 12: Cape Charles, Virginia
5 CommentsToday was not a traveling day. I liked Rittenhouse Lodge and the Cape Charles area so I decided to stay around here, catch up on the blog, update the stickers on my scooter map, and ride around a little. I also communicated with some Vespa folks about what might be the…
Continue reading Oct 11: Cape Charles, Virginia
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