Here what it looks like off to the side:







I found a route in mapmyride that looked plausible, but it turned out to be pretty hairy. I rode from Castle Hayne to Burgaw via Rt 117. This road was narrow and heavily trafficked. Here is a pic, but this was during a lull in the traffic. Imagine this road packed with cars, pickups, trailers and SUV's:



On the way back from Burgaw I had a killer headwind. Note the flag on the mailbox:



Instead of staying on 117, I decided to explore the side roads. Thank goodness for my Garmin 705 GPS. I was able to poke around a bit without getting completely lost. I even found some roads with a few curves:



I was self-supported of course, so I grabbed my break spots where I could:

A gas station:


A church:


and an interesting eating establishment with more interesting clientele:


I ended up doing about 101 miles, my first century for the year. Not the most exciting ride, nor the most pleasant scenery, but I enjoyed the heck out of it. It was WARM, and for now that's about all that counts