So very spent from a day riding into gradually increasing headwinds that were sustained at 25 mph at mid morning to 32 mph gusts by midday.

Thoroughly enervating, but great to be pedaling with a group of others living out this adventure, no matter how hard you pedal into the wind.

Over the Currituck Sound, Jeff, Lois, Ashley lead straight into the teeth of it.

We made stops along the way to recoup at Han-Dee Hugo’s.

… and at Redhead Bay Cafe in Grandy, NC for massive breakfasts.

Somehow the smiles belie our spent legs. We were hoping the ferry to Knotts Island, NC wouldn’t be canceled due to rough seas. 

Recovering at lunch at Pass the Salt Cafe, figuring out the logistics of a potentially canceled ferry and where to go instead. Currituck, NC.

The ferry is ready to go despite 25 knots per hour winds (36 mph) — later ferries to Knotts Island were canceled after our crossing. Currituck, NC.

The sound was quite choppy, but this image doesn’t do it justice. Currituck Sound, NC.

The bikes stayed dry during the crossing…

… so did we ensconced in the passenger compartment.

The view of a becalmed Currituck Sound from our cabin at Sandy Point Resort Campground. Knotts Island, NC.

Day 5:
Start: Kill Devil Hills, NC
Finish: Knotts Island, NC
Miles: 53.9

Into a new state — Virginia — first thing today.

Sunset over Currituck Sound — we are tired! Knotts Island, NC.

What I’m Reading:

Friend and foe—
all feel the heat.
                War is at
fever pitch.
                I won’t desert you.

— Antarah ibn Shaddād / “I didn’t start this …”