17-05-25 Day 47

Blackstone, VA, to Stony Creek, VA, to Courtland, VA

Started the morning with breakfast at the Grey Swan Bed & Breakfast, great omelet, grits and biscuits prepared by Mandy the Inn sitter.  The rain we missed came down overnight in the form of a huge downpour, and we awoke to sunshine this am.

Mandy our host at the Grey Swan.  Thank you for the
wonderful breakfast and good conversation.

Our goal today was the town of Stony Creek, 40 miles, to keep us moving toward to our VA Beach destination. Once we arrived, around 12:30 pm, we did our typical food stop and reconsidered our riding plans for the day. Consulting Google maps, our Virginia paper map, as well as our sleeping accommodations, we made a joint decision to keep rolling to Courtland.

Destination one on travel plans.
Passed and peddled on.

Over the past few weeks Randy has made it his mission to save the turtles crossing the road. This originally began in the Ozark Mountains and has continued through the other states. Today was picture day to thank him for these moments of kindness for the turtles. We do not have an official count, but estimate 20 turtles owe their turtle lives to this bleeding heart.  BTW Karen rode past them and yelled turtle.

The turtle saviour.

Carefully crossing the road.

Success another turtle has been saved.

What a beautiful day for a ride.

The sunshine, scenery, and of course Randy's

view of Karen across the US.

Our final destination for today,
74.75 miles giving us a shorter ride for tomorrow. 

We must mention that the terrain has significantly changed today as we made our way toward  the coast.  The hills have gradually reduced to minor inclines assisting in makig miles move by at a faster average.