An Easy 40 to Marthasville 10/1/16

A beautiful first day of October!  After a simple hotel breakfast, and good air at the Bike Café, we were off to Marthasville.  Along the way there were many cyclists and a few walkers on the trail, all in good spirits, including us!

As we have made the turn back toward Clinton, Diane is now reading all of the historical markers, including one about Meriwether Lewis’s almost fatal fall at Tavern Cave. To peruse the area Lewis had climbed the 300 feet high sandstone cliffs along the southern side of the river. He had slipped and fallen about twenty feet when was able to save himself by driving his knife into a crevice thus stopping his fall. 

As we passed back through Augusta, the beginning of Oktoberfest was in full swing – cars and bikes everywhere, bringing to mind our very first Oktoberfest in Munich in 1973.   After a quick lunch of Beanee Weenie and cheese sandwiches, we biked on to Marthasville and settled in at The Little House.  It’s a very nice small home, with all the amenities.  A quick walk to Dollar General to restock our provisions and then to Philly’s for PIZZA!  Yummy!  Now settled back in at the Little House and sharing our day with all of you - Diane and Rob.

 Riding through St Charles historic district towards the Bike Café.

Riding with the river to the left and bluffs to the right.

Diane channels  Sacagawea "Right over there my friend Meriwether saved himself with his Bowie Knife."

Pizza Philly's......most excellent. Hand made crust for Rob and gluten free for Diane.

The walls of Philly's are covered with testimonials from happy customers.  Note the smile on Diane... another happy customer.

Nature photos of the day......