Truly on the ridge

Paul surprised me this morning, by going 8 miles further than I expected. The road was a lot friendlier than other days, and I could tell as I was driving to catch up with Paul that he was probably having a great ride. When I caught up with him at over 12 miles, he gave me a thumbs up and yelled "FIVE MORE MILES". So, five miles later I parked until he got there. It was a good morning.



Today we saw the most beautiful scenery of all. Virginia has the prettiest stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't been on this trip. At one point for quite a long time we were truly on the "ridge" of the range, with beautiful valley views to the right of us, and then to the left of us.

It was good to know that Henrik was having a better day today. I wish Mitch's knee hadn't started hurting, but he says nothing short of amputation will keep him from finishing, so I guess tomorrow we'll get to the end!

I didn't get Starbucks today, but I had a cup of coffee at The Olive Garden, and that was good enough. I just couldn't drag those boys around any more!