Journey into Outer Grace

Well I figured I better give another update…

Lou has made good time up the east coast of North America, riding from Florida on through Georgia and the Carolinas.  Once in Virginia, he decided to go across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–pretty amazing, he said.  He stopped by Jamestown on the last day of May (that month marking the 400th anniversary of the first English settlement) and also went past Yorktown, famous for its connection to the Revolution.

The Delmarva peninsula was particularly beautiful for riding his ‘bike.  (What is the Delmarva Peninsula? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmarva_Peninsula)

From Delaware up through the New Jersey-New York-Boston sprawl (or should I say, “crawl”?) Lou did not cover much ground.  He said he did not set foot on Rhode Island once–traffic must have been moving by then–and spent the night in Connecticut.  The next day he passed through New England on the way to Maine.  He hit some cold rainy weather there, and said that the roads off the highway were pretty windy.

Lou crossed the border into Canada a few days ago, and made his way through New Brunswick to the picturesque Prince Edward Island.  There is a new bridge connecting PEI to the mainland, and many tourists visit the small province each year.  It is famous to us for the setting of the Anne of Green Gables books, by Lucy Maud Montgomery (a distant cousin of Lou’s).  There is a 5th cousin still living on the island who gave Lou a three-hour tour (trivia: What TV show tune repeated the phrase, “a three-hour tour”?).

Lou saw some places where our Scottish ancestors lived in the region, before turning his ‘bike west for the final stretch of his great American road trip.  Tune in next time to find out about his further adventures.

Brian

P.S. Remember too that he’s doing this trip for a goal of helping poor families in 3rd world countries  (www.firstgiving.com/loucollins).