Day Two - Into the South

I got up early to get out of PA as fast I could. It's a bit of a depressing place. I did get a pretty good coffee at the local farmer's market and got to sample a local delicacy - an apple and raisin donut, which was as sweet, tasty and calorific as you would expect it to be.

I regard Maryland as the South for the following reasons:

• No snow on the ground.
• First motorcyclist on the road.
• Sign propositioning motorists to support the US leaving the United Nations.
• Calvin pissing on Obama stickers on pickup trucks.

Stopped in at Gettysburg but didn't have time to really look around. Mostly amazed at the number of books that have been written about it. Imagine Barnes and Noble except that every book is about Gettysburg and you get a good picture of the bookstore at the visitors' centre.

Now I'm in the South proper. Picked up a bottle of Virginia wine and then drove down Skyline parkway.


Yeah, it's pretty scenic. Quite a bit of wildlife crossing the road as almost no one else was in the park. Wild turkeys:



Did a short hike up Bearface mountain. The terrain is pretty stark. I felt a bit like Frodo crossing over into Morder.


The complete lack of evergreen trees adds to the feeling of desolation.



Currently in: Holiday Inn, Waynesboro, VA
Cumulative miles driven: 630.5
Cumulative hours driven: 15.28
Next planned stop: Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC