FREDRICKSBURG TO ALEXANDRIA, VA  71 MILES, 11.4 MPH, 6:10 BT, 7:00 to 4:00. Best Western ($100) Brft-meet Sonya & Gram-talk instead of eat, take 2 muffins. Much less traffic on Sat-hills (4-32 mph) Feel good after rest day-like hills-pass IA. Tells me to stay behind him-can’t worry about me getting lost & read map. Won’t get lost-can’t find broad side of barn. Saved us couple of times when I read signs-no outlet, dead end. Nice ride-not much traffic-get to Comfort Inn in Lorton-no room-kids on field trips-only motel in town. Call Cindy-getting hair done. Need to go on-get off route to save a few miles. Pictures show what horrible mistake we made. Really thinking I could be killed before Mother’s Day. Get to Best Western-call Cindy-comes & go to dinner-Thai-excellent. Takes us to her parent’s house-Cousin Eldora & Jack. Julie, John, Chris come over too. Have ice cream & cookies & then Eldora makes me root beer float. Last summer, Eldora, Jack, Cindy, Julie, John all went to Norway. Good visit-tell them we’ll see them on way home. Now Cindy has to take us home.