Harpers Ferry

Colin and I packed up some food and extra clothes and rode to Harpers Ferry to stay at a B&B for the weekend before riding back. On the way up we stopped for lunch at this sweet aqueduct right before we picked up the C&O Canal Trail. Coincidentally, there was a folk singing group gearing up for a 45 minute concert right as we got there. It was awesome.

I am either enjoying the kiss on the cheek or looking at the turtle out in the river. Hard to say which.

I'm not sure how this picture happened, but I think it's cool:

THERE ARE PEOPLE on this cliff. Awesome:

On the way back, we saw a peacock. A PEACOCK. It was amazing. We stopped so I could gawk and take pictures and a woman came out of the house right there and I said, "I'm just taking pictures of your peacock." She said it's not hers, it just comes around. She said there's some farm on the other side of the hill with exotic birds and this guy must have escaped, but they've called the exotic bird people and they haven't come to get him yet. She said sometimes he goes across the street and fights with the rooster over there, and he really likes to hang out in the middle of the road, causing traffic jams. (Quite the feat way out there.)

There was one small hiccup: we came back on Monday and we didn't make it back in time to take the bikes on the metro from Vienna (no bikes allowed during rush hour) so we ended up going an extra 15 miles. The worst 15 miles of my life. By which I mean I was straight up GRUMPY. But, other than that, awesome trip.

Please take note of my sweet Nike kicks my dear, dear sister gave me. I love you, C!