We tried to make it much farther for our nite stay but made it only as far as Waynesboro, VA, near the entrance to Blue Ridge Parkway.  As we rode along Blue Ridge Parkway, we saw a LOT of other cyclists going the other way.  After talking to a few we learned they are going to the Patriot Memorial Day Ride in Washington DC.   They expect 750,000 riders.  That's right, boys and girls.....seven hundred fifty THOUSAND!  As we continued south, every time another group of riders passed going north, we felt like unpatriotic traitors!  I suspect many will later think we were the smart ones for going south.  We met a couple of guys from New Mexico and a group staying at the same hotel tonite, from Atlanta.  We elected to pull off Blue Ridge at Roanoke, VA so we could do some washing (did I mention we were on vacation?), eat a bit and just veg out a  little earlier than usual.  We stopped too many times on BRP and didn't make the mileage we thought we would.  We were fortunate enough to find an HD dealer near our hotel so we could add a few more pounds of air to the rear shocks.....our Grapes of Wrath load was quite a bit heavier than we thought it would be and needed a little stiffer shock to support the additional weight.  We're getting the unpacking/packing routine down much better, but still adjust each time to try to keep the weight as low as possible on the bike.  Tomorrow we head back to BRP and continue for about another 90 miles, then turn off toward the Smoky Mtns. 

Our 2 way headset between driver and passenger works quite well and allows us to communicate much more effectively than having Stu pound on my right shoulder for right turns and left for left.  She also operates the GPS when we are in town where we're pretty much clueless about which direction to look for food and/or hotel.