Well I’m on my way! I left my comfortable abode in DC this morning and headed on a 40 mile ride to Joe’s place in Woodbridge for Thanksgiving. I made sure to fill my flask up with ambrosia before I left.

Here’s my bike before leaving…

It was a very cold but pleasant day to ride. My fingers and toes were freezing early on but my fingers warmed up after about 10 miles. Sadly my toes froze the whole way despite wearing two wool socks. Tomorrow I am going to put trash bags over my socks and hope that helps. I also need to figure out a way to mount my cue sheets so I don’t need to keep stopping to look at them. I’m not too worried though because I’m with the person (Joe) who I collaborated on the worlds worst collapsible beer pong table back in college. We will figure something out.

Here are some pictures on the route.

Tomorrow I head south to near Kings Dominion which will be about 70 miles.