A Matter of Balance
First 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
3 CommentsI learned a new word… “Delmarva”… as in Delmarva Peninsula. I have to confess I didn’t even know the peninsula existed, let alone its name, taken from the three states that occupy its space. This day was largely consumed by riding the 200 mile length of the Delmarva Peninsula, generally on Hwy 13…
Continue reading Oct 10: Philadelphia, PA to Cape Charles, Virginia
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