Waiting for Parts and the Lake

Due to a faulty Shimano gear shifter I had to get a new one so TerraTrike shipped one to Radford Bike and Paddle and while we waited for the part to come we checked out this hilly little college town.  
This is what we looked like waiting for the Shimano shifter to come from TerraTrike:

We walked through a tunnel that led to a path through the park.

We followed the sign to the Flutterby Garden.

And we looked out over The New River.

I waited some more, this time on a bench near the water.

Simon tiptoed through some tulips...

We discovered some urban art near the college.  Peace is still cool.

This is Johnny, Denise, McKayla, and Jude.  They are the owners of Radford Bike and Paddle and they were so kind as to let us pitch our tent in their yard while we waited for the part to come.  The new shifter got there in NO TIME (thanks TT!) and we were back on the road the next day around noon.

Johnny and Stacey at the bike shop.  Stacey worked on the trikes and did a GREAT job!

Johnny rides a TerraTrike!

My new shifter - hooray!

We got back on the road and were less than a mile from the bike shop when Ken got a flat.  There was a BIG nail in his back tire.  Ken got right to work and fixed it in no time FLAT.  :)

We rode to Claytor Lake State Park and there I met a camp host named Linda. Sometimes you just click with someone and that was certainly the case with Linda and I!  I value the conversations we had very much and I wish we'd had more time to share more stories.  She is a true hero and I look forward to getting to know her more via emails, and who knows, maybe one day we will run into each other again.  Hi Linda!

Linda and Bill.  HUGS to you both!

A broken HOME.  Sigh.