Originally Posted by Ferdinand NYC

I did this last year. My intent was for it to take three days of riding; but, due to a flat and some rain, it took four days of riding.

On the first day I went all the way to Philadelphia. On the second day of riding I went from Philly to Perryville, Maryland.

The next day I had the intention of going all the way to Washington. I took the bridge that connects Perryville and Havre de Grace, which had just begun allowing bikes -- and then I promptly got a flat in Havre de Grace. [Edited to respond to SBinNYC and to emphasise that the bridge on US 40 now does allow bikes.] Fortunately, the puncture wasn't too big, so I stopped several times to refill the tire with air. But Havre de Grace has no bike shops! I was more than ten miles away from the closest one. So I just continued on my way.

Then it started to rain, which caused me several delays. Because of this, I decided to stop in Baltimore, and continue on to Washington the next day. I am glad I did, because I got to explore Baltimore a bit; I enjoyed it so much that I went back the next week (taking my bike on the bus), and rode around in that town a little more.

I finally got to Washington on my fourth day of riding.

In Philly I stayed in the Four Points Northeast Philadelphia, located on Grant Avenue, where I have stayed several times. In Perryville I stayed at the Days Inn on Route 222, a small hotel that caters mainly to truckers. In Baltimore I stayed at the Days Inn Inner Harbor (which was f-ing luxurious, and not very expensive). And in Washington, I stayed at my favourite hotel of all, the Windsor Inn. It is a homey little place located on 16th Street NW at T Street. I would stay at all of these places again. If you decide to go to the Windsor Inn, you can tell the French guy at the desk that Ferdinand Cesarano, the guy with the bike from New York, sent you.

There was no greater thrill than arriving in Washington, knowing that I had gotten there from New York all on my own power. Good luck. I hope you enjoy the trip. And I hope that you can spend some time grooving around Washington, which is the greatest bike city.