Non-Rural Bike Ride 10/10/23

The weather could not have been more spectacular for this non-rural (sometimes known as urban), ride earlier this week.

20 riders started from the Lafayette Park by the zoo at 38th and Granby. First, we explored the kayak launch on the Lafayette River and the Riverview Historic District before heading south into Ghent. 

We hit water again on Mowbray Arch at The Hague before crossing the foot bridge into the Freemason neighborhood. We made a 10 minute stop at the pagoda for riders to enjoy the gardens and the Koi.

Then, we followed the waterfront past the USS Wisconsin, Nauticus, and the Waterside District before getting to the Tides ballpark and the Amtrak station.

The only hill we encountered on our 18 mile route is the pedestrian/bike trail over the Elizabeth River to the historic neighborhood of Berkeley.

We retraced some of our route back through the waterfront and Freemason, passed the Chrysler museum, and a few blocks later, ran into a stalled train at 23rd and Colonial. It looked like it would be there quite a while, so we called an audible and went to a nearby diner on 22nd for lunch – “eggs up.“ The crew there handled this unexpected crowd quite well, and the food was delicious.

Finally, we headed further north through Colonial Pl. to Knitting Mill Creek and followed Mayflower Circle up to the Lafayette River and back to our cars via the Havens Creek boat launch on Delaware Avenue.

Steve

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Great bike tour of Norfolk from the zoo to the Amtrak Station to the USS Wisconsin and all sorts of goodies. I really liked riding across the Berkeley Bridge. Thanks Steve and Stephany for a really fun ride on a beautiful day!

Bill

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Thank you S&S for a perfectly marvelous bike ride!

TATC Tuesday Group: Non-Rural Bike Ride S&S

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Please excuse some that appear to be duplicates. I often include multiple pictures of the same scene because they have different people in them. I do this to make photos of individuals available to the individuals. Some of us share these photos with our folks. ;-)

There was a friendly discussion about hand turn signals, with debate about the correct *bicycle* (as opposed to car) signal for a right turn. Being a librarian, I looked it up. ;-) The same signals used for cars apply to bicycles, though pointing right with your right arm/hand is an accepted bicycle alternative. In other words, both are correct.  So no one is wrong. :-)  I have included images and source notes for this in my photo album.

  Sherri