Bike Virginia 2006- Day 2

After some intense rain during the night, I rejoined Bike Virginia in Emporia. Found a great parking spot at Greensville County High School and decided to do the forty mile loop that added the requisite mileage for a century from South Hill. It was a beautiful ride over some familiar roads for me. We did go to a little town east of Emporia that I had never visited, Grizzard, VA. Not a whole lot there, but I did find this old Esso station. After that, there were rest stops in Adams Grove and Little Texas, both familiar stops from the Great Peanut Tour. The route took us down Low Ground Road, undoubtably the flattest road in Virginia. Upon arriving back in Emporia, I decided to brave the elements and camped that night. We got some rain, not too bad and my Eureka tent performed beautifully, keeping me dry and comfortable. I left Emporia the next morning, and after checking in at the lake house, headed over to the next host town, Roanoke Rapids, NC.