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My Spring vacation this year was awsome!!!!! A friend and I trailored from Vermont to my Fathers house near Virginia Beach, VA. From there it was a straight shot to Myrtle Beach, SC for bike week. A few days on the strip (everything is incredibly spread out BTW), and we had seen enough Harleys and T-shirts, so we took off for a ‘little’ side trip.
The Blue Ridge parkway is absolutely incredible riding (not as twisty as Deals Gap from what I’m told) and scenery. We got on in Asheville, NC and made it to Marion, NC the first day. Route 80 (about 15 miles of twisties) from the parkway to Marion makes VT17 look like the interstate!!! Marion is a dry county – but wine doesn’t count… The next morning was back on the parkway (taking 80 back up) and we rode to Appamotix, VA (crappy hotels and restaurants). While the parkway is in the state parks it is incredible. Between them, it’s a little straight. The last day was dead heading back to Virginia Beach. 1400 miles in two and a half days. We got a total of about 5 minutes of rain!!!