Virginia Beach, a wee bit of rest

Courtney, Zack, Sam and I shared a nice slow morning of savouring each others' company before parting ways.  Courtney and Zack were going to spend a few days visiting with her family and resting up for the next leg of their adventure while Sam and I were splitting off to go our respective routes to DC.  I was keen to go up the Delmarva peninsula to see some wild horses at Assateague (think Misty of Chincoteague, childhood book of awesome) while Sam wanted to take the inland route through more historic areas of Virginia and get to Washington a bit sooner.  So, we waved goodbye to Zack and Courtney (thanks for the fun and to Courtney's family for the warm welcome!) and Sam headed off to navigate crazy traffic across town while I rode to a warmshowers host a dozen miles away to make the next day's ride a bit shorter.  Kim was there to welcome me during her lunch hour and let me into the house, so I got to spend the afternoon lounging with her two dogs.  Some napping, some television, some cuddling with canines.  All good.

In the evening, I really enjoyed spending time with Kim, Dave, and another Warmshowers cyclist by the name of Wilfried.  Kim is a long-time cycling enthusiast and I really enjoyed hearing how she felt about different aspects of it and what she enjoys most, as well as Dave's newfound love of two-wheeled self-propelled transportation.  Wilfried is cycling around the world from his home in Sweden and it was great to hear about his experiences.  All of this was made even better by the amazing meal Kim made.  Stuffed mushrooms, saucy spinach, pasta, homemade hummus...my mouth waters just thinking about it, even though it was nearly two weeks ago as, yes, I am that behind on my blogging.  Caught in the act of catch-up.  Seriously though, a lovely evening with inspiring people all around.