Saturday, Dan, Paul, and I took off from historic Scottsville with a general route plan in mind, nothing set other than to go down one side of the James River, cross somewhere and to return to Scottsville and then swing into the James River Brewery for a quick post ride recovery beverage. We had hardly gotten started but the constant hum of the Brood 2 of the 17 year cicadas began and stuck with us all day. The critters were humming, flying around, and catching rides on the bikes and one even managed to get into Dan's helmet. We ended up taking the Hatton Ferry, the last non-motorized cable ferry in the US across the river; I had tried to catch the ferry for years but low water, high water, not operating, mechanical or whatever and always thwarted this river crossing. So it was all of our first crossing at this historic ferry and Paul even knew the ferryman, Craig.great experience and addition to a bike ride.we crawled up the hill into Buckingham County from the river bottom and somewhere along the way decided to make Yogaville our destination. The heat made us feel like we were on a pilgrimage through India but a picnic pavilion at a country church complete with ceiling fans made lunch much more pleasurable. The Lotus Shire at Yogaville with its pastel colors is always an interesting sight in rural Buckingham County and quite a contrast to the usual local color. We paid our respects and got an all too brief respite from the heat and sun and then had to hightail it back toward Scottsville because I had a dinner schedule to meet. Well, the nasty hot headwind we had been fighting all day didn't do a 180 on us but remained constant, steady and strong at our backs. We buzzed through Glenmore and grabbed a quick break for water and calories and then hit the pavement again. My route hopped onto Route 20 for just a short distance but the traffic so fairly low and the wind perfectly behind us so we opted for speed over scenery and must have averaged about 21 +/- mph (at times much more) most of the rest of the ride which was way above our average so far. We rolled into Scottsville, threw the bikes on the car and headed straight to the best recent additional in Scottsville, the James River Brewery to sample their finest and catch some music in their beer garden. Following are a few shots from all three of us.at times different then at times amazingly duplicative. Bike content, we were spinning on a Bilenky, a Rivendell, and a Salsa.and all wearing Keen biking sandals.
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