It was hard to leave our hotel this morning knowing that anywhere else we stay probably won't be as good, but after a big (and free) breakfast, we got back on the road. For the first time in a few days, there were no headwinds. It was much easier to pedal,and we were actually moving instead of pedaling in place. For a few minutes, it felt like we might've even had a tailwind.
We did a small detour to see the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, but decided against climbing it. Since we still had to bike a lot to get to Nags Head we didn't want to waste our energy.
We did about 25 miles before stopping at a Dairy Queen, which actually had chocolate ice cream, unlike the one in Folkston, Georgia. I finally got the blizzard I've been waiting for. Since my dad had a conference call, we hung out there for a while, and went into a restaurant next door for some really good cheese fries.
After that we continued the rest of the way only stopping to drink water on the side of the road. At one point while drinking some water, we noticed a very big, steep bridge in the distance. We were hoping that it would disappear, and that we wouldn't have to go over it, but we knew we would probably have to. Once we were at the top there was an amazing view, and it was nice on the way down.
After the bridge we had less than 10 miles to go until Nags Head, but the clouds did not look good. Luckily, it didn't start raining until we were under the awning of a comfort inn. The bad news was we couldn't stay there, so we had to bike 3 more miles in the rain. There was no thunder or lightning though, so it wasn't a big deal.
Tonight we enjoyed the indoor pool and hot tub at the Nags Head Inn. Still not sure where were going tomorrow, but we will figure it out.
As we continue to get bitten by mosquitos, we have voted this as best church sign in North Carolina.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Love the church sign!
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