Over The Top Tour Day 0 - Home to Rehoboth Beach

 My friend Jim and I are doing a quick bike tour. We are riding home from Rehoboth Beach by going over the top of the Chesapeake Bay.

Since Jim was already at Rehoboth, I had to get here. So I rode my bike. 107 miles. It was great. Flat easy cruising, with a tailwind much of the way. I left at 8:00 and got in before 6.

Here I am at my motel, still feeling fresh and strong.

This motel is in a great location, a block of the main drag, and it has a room available and no two-day minimum stay. It's not fancy *and* not cheap. 

No, it does not have coffee, which is why I had to walk over to Dunkin Donuts first thing in the morning.

There are lots of interesting local cafes, but none of them are open at 7:00 am. So it's Dunkin. 

I was on a mission on the ride, so I didn't take any pictures. 

Lunch was some Royal Fried in Queen Anne, which hit the spot.

The big first-time highlight experience was taking Lyft to get across the Bay Bridge. I've used Lyft before to get places with a bike, you order an XXL vehicle, which is typically a Toyota Sienna minivan. Bikes fit in no problem, you fold down the second and third row seats on one side. Lyft XXL drivers are used to this. 

I wasn't sure if you can use Lyft to get across the Bay Bridge, so a few days before, I did a test reservation, it's no problem, and they said it would cost $64. Which is mighty expensive, but OK.

So when I got to the end of the Bay Bridge for real, I ordered up a Lyft XXL. It was $140. HOLY CRAP. It's a seven mile ride. I did this anyway. 

I've always used Lyft instead of Uber, because I have never been able to get payments to work with Uber. It's time to make Uber an option. Demand pricing is evil.

Here are the Strava tracks.

Home to the Bay Bridge: https://www.strava.com/activities/18347023646

Bay Bridge to Rehoboth Beach: https://www.strava.com/activities/18351751646