Day 2 May 22nd.  Willis Church to KOA Campground near Fredericksburg VA.  Today was another great day although I am doing some serious replaying on the itinerary.  We out did ourselves again today and rode 79.87 miles.  A tad more than the 60 miles planned.  The weather was warm but dry.  Dave and I left early (7:20) from Willis Church and headed for Ashland, VA.  We canned our plan to photograph every historical marker.  The route (Route 156) took us around Richmond through the Civil War battlefields.  There seemed to be a marker every 300 yards.  We tried to pick a central site for pictures.  Wilma did get her picture taken!  Ashland was about 40 miles.  We met the rest of our crew, Sam (Dave's brother), and 2  friends of Sam, Bob, and Fred.  All great guys and I am sure we will have a great time.  We did see another AMTRAK train but no freight trains to date.  We ate lunch at the BBQ place on 54 (AG's favorite).  Rode through the Randolph-Macon campus and headed north on the VA Route 1.  To my horror the route went over the 3 Sisters.  Loaded, it was a new experience and all bad.  We rode on through the Virginia countryside west of 95.  Smooth roads and a lot of downhills (Arba hills).  The KOA has cabin so we are staying in one with air, shower, and full kitchen.  Living large. 

We have planned an extra day in Washington to sightsee so if you are following, it will be a day longer to reach Pittsburgh.