Author: Ben Buckton - Incidentsoftravel.com
Day 28 – Elizabeth City to North Beach, Rodanthe, Outer Banks NC
(Incidents of Travel is functional again. I finally found some Wi-Fi that works at the lovely Wave Coffee shop. And a/c too. Bliss. May stay til they close at midday!) On a scale of short to massive, I would rate today’s stage as ‘massive’. You have been warned! DECISIONS, DECISIONS: The trouble with being in […]
Day 27 – Virginia Beach to Elizabeth City, North Carolina
(A bit of a rarity here. I’ve had to combine two maps to cover the border crossing) This great report came in from John Mills after directing the royal concert from the leader’s chair in England the other night. “Wow that rain!! The horizontal speed of it coming out of the drain pipe! Speaking of […]
The Crazy Story Of Chesapeake Bay OR Day 26 – Nassawadox to Virginia Beach, Virginia (via Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel)
It was a warm, dry morning when I awoke, with the puddles outside evaporating before my eyes as I boiled a kettle of water for coffee outside my room, making it hard to believe the storm last night ever happened. There’s lot of info here today due to how interesting the bay is – you […]
Day 25 – Budget Motel, Pocomoke MD to Budget Inn Nassawadox, Virginia
The map has returned! At least until we leave Virginia. Although the camp kitchen suffered some losses yesterday, there were also some gains at the free motel breakfast today. They say ‘Breakfast like a king’. This is not always possible. The juice, which called itself apple or orange, was actually green water or yellow water. […]
Day 24 – Delaware Seashore State Park to Budget Motel Pocomoke, Maryland
(Sorry there is still no paper map @PennyHarrison! I hope this will do for now. It’s the map from my bike computer. Maybe I’ll find an old fashioned kind, somewhere, someday, preferably before the end of this trip) Last night as I sipped my beer and enjoyed the dazzling sunset, I decided I was ready […]
Day 23 – Tamerlane, South Shores NJ to Delaware Seashore State Park via Cape May ferry
What a day. Let’s kick off with the Relive version of my ride down Cape May yesterday: There was news this morning (even on the BBC) of extreme flooding back in Nova Scotia. The town of Halifax has had a ‘once in a decade’ amount of rain, a months-worth in a couple of hours. I’m […]
Day 22 – Cedar Creek, NJ to Tamerlane Campground, NJ
One night I’m on the 8th floor of Jacob’s apartment building on Manhattan Ave, New York City, the next I’m in a wood in New Jersey. No wonder I get confused when I wake up. Last night I hit a bit of a wall. Trying to write and upload the blog whilst also having a […]
Day 21 – Manhattan to Cedar Creek, Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
‘I want to wake up in the city that doesn’t sleep’. I hate to shatter any illusions, but when I staggered downstairs, bleary-eyed, at 4.30am this morning, if New York wasn’t asleep then it was doing a bloody good job of pretending. Susie has found this complete video of the elevator ride at One World […]
Day 20 – Free Day In New York City
(This building is a great example of the perspective ‘vanishing point’) As promised, here’s yesterday’s ride into New York as seen by Relive: Last night before we went out for supper, Jacob showed me the wonderful rooftop terrace they have above their top-floor apartment. Of course I was reminded of ‘that film’ again – in […]
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