I finished my ride but not how I originally planned. We scrapped the group ride idea back in March or April, and under the guise of a family vacation, my wife and kids drove me to Pittsburgh before the July 4 weekend. I rode to Ohiopyle on Day 1 where they picked me up and we stayed in a nearby hotel. Then on day 2 they dropped me off at Ohiopyle and I met them at the hotel in Cumberland that afternoon. We drove home the next day.
I was living in Arlington, VA at the time and had ridden the C&O from DC to White's Ferry while there. In late July we moved up near Frederick, MD where I rode White's Ferry to Harper's Ferry. As one last hurrah before we moved again, my wife let me have two days to finish the C&O.
I tried to reserve a spot on Amtrak but could not find anything that coincided with the day I needed. I ended up doing a one way rental to Cumberland which was unreasonably high. Anyway, on the first day I rode to Hancock and stayed at the Hancock Motel. The next day my family met me in Harper's Ferry and we drove home.
Some day I will do it right and ride the whole tour as a single trip. Even spread across several different trips, though, I had an amazing time out on the bike--my sit bones, not so much.
Paul
Last edited by pennpaul; 11-08-20 at 08:32 PM.