I left the Washington D.C. area this moring and headed south toward Richmond, VA so I could begin my route home via US 250. I travelled US 301 and US 17, both of which were parkway roads -- open, divided highways with smooth pavement rising over gentle hills. Very pretty and pleasant. I had to ride through central Richmond to pick up the start of my new road, and driving out the west side of town I encountered a lot of traffic and many traffic lights as I went through the suburbs, not pleasant in the 85-degree heat. Finally the route became the ideal two-lane pavement I look for as it cut through the sparsely populated countryside. Much of this section was arrow-straight, but the constant rolling hills made it a beautiful ride and many trees along the road offered shade. My only other major goal today was to arrive somewhere to watch the consolation game of the World Cup. That turned out to be Charlottesville, VA. I found a room at the Red Carpet Inn and watched the game over dinner at the local Friday's. I didn't take pictures of anything today, so here's one of the local Friday's in Charlottesville.
The Dutch team completed the humiliation of the Brazilians 3-0. After a month of wonderful soccer games, there's just one more to go. Tomorrow's objective will be similar to today's: drive somewhere to watch soccer at 4:00 -- the final game.
I have one concern with my motorcycle -- my rear brakes started scraping yesterday. I'll need to get them fixed as soon as I get home. In the meantime I try to brake with the fronts only, assisted by downshifting, using the rears as little as possible.
As a very random side topic, there were two large family reunion groups at my hotel last night. They made it nearly impossible for me to get breakfast this morning, but I didn't mind. It was good to see large families getting together and having a wonderful time.
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