We started out today by dipping our tires in the Atlantic Ocean and bidding farewell to the coast until we reach Oregon in August. Nothing looks cooler than 33 cyclists in a straight line on the beach about to set out. 
We hit the road by 10ish and rode 54 miles into Suffolk VA. Before today, I never really understood how it was possible to bop around from group to group, but throughout today I ended riding with about half of our team at some point in the day. After a night of no sleep because of anticipation and things to do, I fell flat asleep at lunch on Jay's stomach, just to be awoke by an earthquake of laughter (as in, he was laughing so hard that my head shook like an earthquake.) Just after lunch I ended up settling in with just one other gal, Blythe, and we stuck together for the remainder of the day. It was pretty cool to just go our own pace, speeding up and slowing down as we pleased. It was pretty not cool to deal with the traffic and the drivers along this route. It was a tad scary, but my heart did a huge dance when I saw Dan and Jay, who had ridden sweep (aka last people to get to the host so that they can help any stragglers), got to the host and we knew that our whole team was safe and sound and soon to be clean.
All in all, a stellar day. Feared the sunburn, but didn't get too bad, so I'm ready to head to Waverly tomorrow.
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