Day 6: Rest Day in Charlottesville.

I think we pretty much picked the perfect city to take a rest day in. Decided to give our knees a break before the big climb coming up. This town is super cute! Lots of action, really welcoming people, and lots of things to look at and do. Charlottesville has free concerts on Fridays in the summer, and this one was a British classic rock cover band. Seems like everyone in the community was there. Booths in the historic downtown area were selling clothes, jewelry, sunglasses, etc., and a few art installations were there to look at. My parents drove down to meet us for the day and it was really good to see them! There's definitely a bike culture here- lots of people riding bikes, and even the road signs acknowledge bicycle traffic. Saw lots of bike hats and t-shirts; my favorite was "Bike Charlottesville- Earn Your Downhills". Judging from the few miles we've done actually in Charlottesville, I think "earn" is entirely appropriate. I'm a little sad to leave here, but we've got more places to see and things to do!