Catch-up: Day 5
Day 5 was to be out “short day.” We found a campground on the map on Roanoke Island and had a plan to get there early, set up camp, unlaiden our bikes, ride back to the ocean and go to the beach, and then go back to Roanoke for “The Lost Colony.” Getting to Roanoke was no easy task, however. The Washington Baum bridge going from Nags Head to Roanoke was a killer bridge. Really high and steep with a really narrow shoulder. And the worst part about it was that the crosswinds down the sound were super strong making this stretch the most harrowing so far. After crossing that bridge we concluded that we wouldn’t be going to the ocean beach that day because there was no way we were going to cross that bridge another three times, once more would be one more too many but we had to do at least that tomorrow. At the Food-a-Rama, the local grocery store, we learned that the campground we wanted to stay at no longer existed and had been torn down. Our options dwindled. Maybe this could be our first motel night, we though, and looked for a motel. The rates were not all that great but we chose the Duke of Dare motor lodge. Got the room from a woman wearing a mumu and swam in the ppol beofre going out for a bite to eat at the Weeping Radish, a German Beer hall. The food was good but it was no Zum Schneider. Then we rode up to see the play. (Again, see Kiki’s Lost Colony Entry for more info.) We actually ended up riding 32 miles on our short day but some was fully unloaded, which was really nice.
July 26th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Wowsa, what a mess. but hey at least you got to stay in a place called “The Duke of Dare”, which has a rather nice ring to it.
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:04 am
You should have camped on the Duke’s lawn!