17-05-22 Day 44

Bedford, VA to Appomattox, VA

Woke up to a steady rain this am, weather predictions indicated the rain would be out of the area between 8 and 9 am.  Sure enough the rain ceased to cloudy cool temps.  We gathered our gear and hit the road just after 9 am.  We had pre-planned our route the night before.  Leaving Bedford and route 460 breaking the law to get to the nearest exit through town.  After a few miles, we entered route 43 south, Virginia Byway, a nice road with beautiful views for 10 plus miles.  From there we navigated through other more rural areas, but again gorgeous view of the Virginia landscape.  A few of our ascents in the distance reminded us of the Ozark mountain terraces we had to climb, but thankfully a much more forgiving on the climb elevations ☺.

Route 24 East

With only a few more riding days remaining in our venture, we are looking forward to seeing family and friends on Saturday.

This evening we are staying in historic Appomattox, which happens to be the location where one of the last battles of the American Civil War occurred.  It was the final engagement of Confederate Army, Robert E Lee, and Union Army, Ulysses S Grant in 1865.