Tuesday, Aug. 5 - 98 miles to Charlottesville (pop. 40,437), 4,250 total miles. I had no options for breakfast so ended up eating 3 pieces of junk food. After my unhealthy breakfast, I stopped in an organic food store in Lexington (Virginia), bought cantaloupe which I immediately ate and stocked up on fruit, cereal, soy milk, energy bars, and energy drinks. My plan was to cycle 44 miles to Vesuvius, rest up my legs and hit it when I was fresh tomorrow morning. Not to be confused with Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano in Italy, Vesuvius is located at the base of South Mountain along one of the main access points to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I reached Vesuvius at 11:35 with the temp in the mid 70s. Had a comfortable ride over there and said to myself, "I think I can take this baby right now." You know the saying, "strike while the iron's hot," well, this time, "strike while the iron's cool." It was a steep 4 miles, maybe a 10-15% grade. Lunch was very healthy - peanut butter on a bagel, 2 bananas, 3 apples, 2 plums, and soy milk. I saw a couple of deer, squirrels, groundhogs, and rabbits. Even though I was off the Blue Ridge Parkway, I wasn't done with the hills as it was more up and down the rest of the way to Charlottesville. My motel is near the University of Virginia campus; Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's mountain top home is also located in this city. Dinner tonight was Italian cannoli stuffed with pork and beef and smothered in cheese, salad, and bread.
4 more days til Yorktown!
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