Days 20 & 21: Cedar Point, NC

The blustery weather continued for my ride on Friday, but with winds that were a bit stronger than Alea had the day before and with virtually no sunshine.  Despite the forecast calling for it to have been a warmer day, it barely got into the 60s and the lack of sun made it feel much colder.  

It was a 53+ mile ride to Cedar Point, NC, where we checked into a National Forest Service campground a little over a mile north of town ($27, power only at the site).  We managed to get the site farthest from the rest rooms, meaning we got plenty of exercise on our day off.

A view of White Oak River, less than a quarter mile from our campsite.

Despite Friday's ride being a grind, I'm not feeling the effects of it like I had riding under similar conditions earlier in the week.  Which is good.  Alea's comment the other day was something to the effect that if this is what it is going to be all the way up the East Coast that she wonders why we are doing it.  But I think she realizes now that, with our having every other day off, wind doesn't have the same demoralizing effect that it can when riding in such conditions every single day, day after day.  We continue to hope for fairer winds, but the Outer Banks are notoriously windy, so our chances are only 50-50 until we get past them.

With this being the weekend, we stayed put until Sunday morning.  We've got some chores to do before heading out, then it will be a short ride to our next campsite.