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    Pedal and Paddle Day

    September 27, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Back to the Shepherdstown bike shop, where we picked up our same bikes as two days ago, and rode the opposite (upstream) direction as we had before on the C&O towpath. After riding a couple of hours, a bike shop staffer met us at a boat launch with kayaks and picked up our bikes. We then paddled about 4 miles back to town.

    The Potomac is not a large river here. It was about 12-24" deep in most of the parts we paddled. We saw some turtles underwater and above water, and these funny water skeeter kind of bugs. Not the kind with "lily pads" on their feet -- these are much more streamlined, more like swimmers than walkers/hoppers.

    The sun finally came out for our paddle. All of the other days have been cloudy to partly cloudy, and we even had a little misting when we were at the farm yesterday. But still, the temperatures have been very comfortable -- shorts and t-shirts. It was the perfect time for the sun to appear so we could really appreciate the views as we paddled down the river.    Read more