Day 3 Tuesday April 16

We arrived in Farmville, Virginia about 8:00 last night, very tired and very hungry.  Dennis found us an historic hotel right across from Longwood University and one block away from the center of the High Bridge Trail, a perfect location.  We're here 2 nights riding in both directions so that we can ride the entire trail.

This morning we rode West for 16 miles hitting the western end of the trail.

literally the end of the trail.  Next year we were told there will be a picnic area and benches here.
 We met some State Park workers and heard all about the future plans.

old station middle of trail

Appomattox River near where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865 to end the Civil War.
This was the view from the restaurant where we had dinner at Charley's waterfront Cafe.


 That's it for today.  Tomorrow we ride East, the other half of the trail and then drive 133 miles to Radford, Virginia, sort of a lay over before riding the Virginia Creeper Trail.  

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