Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 121

Sep 25, 2005 *City official name :Jamestown *Founded date : *Location :Virginia State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Jamestown, or Jamestown Island, was founded in 1607 on the James River in what is currently James City County, Virginia, about 40 miles (62 kilometers) inland from the Atlantic Ocean and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay and about 45 miles (70 kilometers) downstream and southeast of Richmond, Virginia. Both the James River and the old settlement were named for King James I of England, who granted the private proprietorship to the competing Virginia Companies of London and Plymouth. The Virginia Company of London's enterprise, the Virginia Colony, which was first established at Jamestown... read more

Sep 25, 2005 *City official name :Newport News *Founded date : *Location :Virginia State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Newport News is an independent city in Virginia. It is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending to its mouth at Hampton Roads. The name of Newport News has long been a puzzle to those curious about the origin of place names. First settled in the early 17th century, it was earliest known as Newport News Point, and became an unincorporated town without formal boundaries in Warwick County for over 250 years, until 1896. In 1900, 19,635 people lived in Newport News, Virginia; in 1910, 20,205; in 1920, 35,596; and in 1940, 37,067... read more

Lexington to Roanoake We set off on Bike Route 76 towards Roanoake and promptly got lost again, 10 miles later we got back onto our route after a brief detour through some very picturesque (and poor) parts of Virginia. We were chased by dogs at one point, I took off up the road as fast as I could pedal, Vernon just rode along with barking dogs around him, they weren't vicious (probably just wanted some toes to lick). After lunch the weather deteriorated and we had to use our waterproofs, in the current temperatures it's a toss up between how wet you get from the rain and how damp you get sweating in a plastic coat; although the Goretex does seem to work fairly well. We reached Roanoke around 6pm after 58 miles of pedaling and ... read more

This will be a fairly simple (and boring) entry until we get the hang of this blogging lark. Day 1, Heathrow All is going well, we made it through the traffic to Terminal 3 with hours to spare; then the fun began, my left pedal wasn't coming off, not for anybody, many people offered advice - "You're tightening it, you need to go the other way " mainly, a small group of children enjoyed the show (bending spanners with Uncle Vernon), unitl we gave up and wrapped it in a sarong and lots of gaffer tape. The check in queue was supremely sloooooow, we ran to the gate and got there with oooh minutes (2 of them) to spare. Our gaffer tape was confiscated and much discussion was had over our h*lm*ts, but they were allowed ... read more

Well what a great weekend.... here are how the events unfolded: On Thursday at 3:30pm we set of in the Red Ford on a 600 Mile drive to Virginia to meet up with Doc (Mike) and the boys. We drove through 3 different States and paid 2.50 in toll money! what a pain in the ass. With Steve at the wheel (he didnt want me to drive on the wrong side of the raod) we set off on our 9 hour drive of hell. We drove about 2 hours to the Kentucky boarder we we headed in to West Virginia, the place of 900 country radio stations and the most amount of mountains ive seen on a Highway. Ahh the Serenity, the mountains were amazing to look at (pics will be posted) West Virginia was about ... read more