October 16, 2013 - Lunch ride to the Outer Banks

Today I started off with a 2 mile walk up the beach and breakfast and then we loaded up and rode down the Back Bay to Knott's Island and took the ferry over to Currituk and then on down to Nag's Head.  It was up in the 70's so it was comfortable riding.  One of the ferry guys told us about a good seafood resataurant in Wanchese, so we ate at "The Fisherman's Wharf" right on the docks where the shrimp was being unloaded.  We had all the shrimp I could eat and headed back up the back bay road into Virginia Beach.  We even went by the home of of Monster Truck "Grave Digger"and his restaurant "The Digger Diner"! Tomorrow the bike gets it 6000 mile service since we got it 7 weeks ago.  We are just over 2600 miles in our trip so far.

October 15. 2013-Lazy day in Virginia Beach

It's my Birthday and we just goofed off here for the day.  I began with a 3 mile walk on the Boardwalk and then did some post office duties and then went for a ride to the Harley Store to schedule my 6000 mile service for Thursday morning.  This afternoon, I visited the Fort Henry Lighthouse and the location of the settler's first landing in the US.  I did climb the 191 steps to the top of the lighthouse.  This is all located on the Fort Henry Army Base and It was the same drill as entering Canada.  It was a beautiful setting and well worth proving that I had registration and insurance on the motorcycle, twice within 50 feet. We are headed back to Nick's for more Shrimp!!

October 14, 2013-Washington, DC to Virginia Beach, VA

We left DC about 10:00 AM and headed east on Highway 50 across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge south of Annapolis  towards Salisbury MD. We ran about 334 miles today.  It was cool and cloudy but warmed up as the day went on topping out around 72 degrees.  We  headed south and ran the "Underground Railroad" Byway and then the "beaches to bay" Indian route down to Highway 13 which took us South to the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel to Virginia Beach arriving about 4:00PM.  As we have been the last few days, we are staying at the Hampton Oceanfront and had a great dinner at Nick's Restaurant which is a local spot close by.  Tomorrow will be a beach day weather  permitting.  It is also wash day and the laundry is running!!

October 13, 2013-Million Vet March in Washington, DC

Well today started out with the Tea Party Express and Sarah Palin at the WWII Memorial.  There weren't a million vets there, but it was a spirited bunch that showed up.  The barriers came down and we visited the WWII Memorial and Vietnam Memorial and they finally took down the barriers at the Lincoln Monument. It was a misty day, but clearing and warming up. We rode down to Mt. Vernon and while the pull offs on the road were closed, Mount Vernon was open.  Tomorrow we head to Virginia Beach.