Here they are! The Soma Smoothie ES (burgundy) and my bike, the Soma Double Cross (blue)! We have had the Smoothie a while, but recently Dynamo got me a Double Cross, which fits me perfectly! He took over the Smoothie (which was really his bike anyways, but I just happened to ride). Finally, we each have a bike that we can ride on the road, so Dynamo no longer has to ride the mountain bike.
On Sunday, my parents volunteered to watch Charlie so we could get in a longer training ride on the road. We headed over to Williamsburg to hit the Colonial Parkway.
We started out by parking at the Jamestown Settlement and biked about 10 miles to Williamsburg along this nice, slightly rough aggregate roadway.
For some reason I thought it was going to be warmer, but not so much!
It was quite chilly and the sun never really came out! We plugged onward through historic Williamsburg...
Past a pasture with sheep (sorry they aren't visible)...
We had to go through the historic section because bikes and pedestrians weren't allowed in this particular tunnel.
We hopped back on the parkway and traveled the rest of the way to Yorktown (about 15 miles)...
There were lots of beautiful sights and pulloffs, but it was honestly too chilly to stop!
So, Dynamo was taking pics on the fly...
I now know why I like mountain biking more than road riding. It's COLD!!! on the road!
We made it in the cold the entire length of the parkway. All 25 miles to Yorktown!
We stopped to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, The Carrot Tree...
The temperature dropped a lot while we ate. We had planned to bike back 25 miles, but when we came out we decided to catch a ride on the free bus back to the car and ride the full 50 on a warmer day...
Even though it was chilly and windy, it was still so much fun to cruise the parkway with Dynamo. We will be going back again soon and will get more pictures of the scenic overlooks. Next time it will be warmer, we hope!
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