Fredericksburg, VA to Mineral, VA
57 miles
Low point: Trying to find the elusive Bumpass, VA
High point: Finding Bumpass
Notable sign outside a Baptist church: “Warning: Exposure to the Son may keep you from burning”.
(We went with the sunburn….)
Awards: 2nd road rash of the trip: ML
Luckily, we had only planned on 50 miles on Day 3 because our legs were toast when we woke up. Burnt toast. The route was a cyclist’s delight on rural lightly travelled roads with rolling terrain. Farmland, woods, and small communities were the order of the day. It feels good to finally be out in the country, though the food options have gotten decidedly poorer. Today we met up with the Transamerica Trail, which we will be taking all the way to Missoula. We had a frustrating couple of hours trying to find the town of Bumpass, which was the town directly after the point where the 2 routes intersected. We still have no idea how we got off route, but we must have been way off route. We finally got directions from a local resident who got us pointed in the right direction, not once, but twice: “Are you girls STILL lost?”
We finally made it to Bumpass, and then to Mineral, our home for the night. We are camped behind the Mineral Fire Station, across from the garage housing the fire engine. Let’s hope it’s a quiet night for emergencies.
Epilogue: No sirens were heard, but perhaps they were drowned out by the train that passed by 50 yards away every 2 hours.
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