Wednesday October 3, 2012

Danville VA to Siler City, NC  119km, 987m vertical climb

This morning shortly after departing, we crossed into North Carolina. Our route took us through the countryside and the neat green lawns were everywhere.  Even what looked like abandoned houses were surrounded by well-manicured green lawns.  We had a good day navigating with just a little difficulty in the middle of Burlington NC.  However our destination hotel was nowhere to be found in Siler City.  After consulting with some locals we ended up at the hotel we wanted on Chatham Square, not Chatham Street. 

            We had lunch in a small place, Sharkey’s Grill in Burlington, where the cook kept asking us about our trip.  When we left he took our picture to post on face book, since nobody would believe he had 2 guys who cycled from Montreal eating in his restaurant.

            We also noticed a strong change in the accent in North Carolina. We are definitely in the south now and we both have trouble understanding the locals.