WILLIAMSBURG, VA-Ate brft at Econolodge-very nice motel. At 11 biked 2 miles to Rodeway $63-checked in. Whitney shows up-drove in from LA. Call Fran-drives in from Va Beach to take all 3 of us to lunch. Was 69 (my age now) when we biked across America in 2002. Now at 83 she leads rides & bikes way more than me. She is my hero😊She just got back from a yoga retreat. Wonderful seeing her-a joy to be around. Whitney has a group meeting. We walk to historic Williamsburg to be tourists.

DAY 18-7:30 AM-WHITNEY & GROUP LEAVE IN RAIN TO BIKE 12 M TO DIP TIRES IN ATLANTIC. We go eat brft-RAINING-watch 4 or 5 Law & Order. Whitney is back. Rain stops-bike to bike store-get little rain booties. Go back to historic district-very informative & intetesting. At 4:30 go to Art Museum-history & songs from Civil War-stay in museum until 7:00-could have spent day. Group is having dinner-we go eat Mex food-raining again. Whitney comes over to map rap for last time. We are going to start out biking w/them in morning-unless raining.