Around the Sound

What a great day!!!!

Left home on Saturday morning at 7:45. As the title says this ride goes around the Albemarle sound. You cross Four long bridges and you get to open up the bike on route 64 where the speed limit hits 70.

I took North landing road/mount Pleasant road to Centerville. Left on Centerville to Battlefield Blvd left on Battlefiled and head south to Moyock. Continued south to Nags Head. stopped at the outlet stores for a pit stop and to apply another coat of sun screen.

Continued to Manteo, picked up route 64 West and took the bypass around Manteo and enjoyed the open road of route 64 (watch out for alligators - I guess they call it alligator alley for a reason) for approximately 40 miles. Just east of Plymouth NC (about 10 miles east) I picked up route 32 North. Stay on 32 North and watch the signs. There are several options on this road. You can follow the signs to Edenton, or as I did, just head North until you hit route 17. A quick right and you take 17 to Elizabeth City.

I stopped at a sandwich shop in Elizabeth City, I can't remember the name but they are on Seldon street off of Enrinhausen. Anyway I had a delicious roast beef sub and a huge sweet tea, and applied another coat of sun screen. Gassed up at a shell station and continued north on 17. There are a couple of ways you can go at this point, the choice is up to you. I followed 17 to South Mills and then took Ketter Barn, old swamp road and several others to get to Balahak. From Balahak I headed up 168 and home.

271 miles total and I was home by 2:00.

Ok, so there are no pictures from this ride and there are two reasons for that. First is that I forgot the camera. The second reason is there really is nothing to see. This is a great ride to do nothing except ride. As I said the roads are all pretty good and at times on 64 the speed limit is 70, it is all just open country roads. If you do this ride early enough you will miss most of the traffic in Nags Head and once through Nags Head you should be good to go.