RIDE NOTES… Last day riding!!  It was an easy 33 mile last day from Palatka, FL to St. Augustine, FL.  Put my back tire in the Atlantic Ocean. Bart picked me up at the finish line late this morning and we made the drive back to home in Brooksville, FL.   DISTANCE… Today: 33 miles Overall:…

RIDE NOTES… 63 Mile ride today from Live Oak, FL to Starke, FL. Due to such high heat and humidity I started riding at first light and rode 23 miles to Lake City, FL for breakfast, then I rode another 40 miles to the Red Roof Inn. Starke, FL is a dirty, nasty little town….

RIDE NOTES… No breakfast at the motel this morning so I had to ride 42 miles to the nearest McDonalds.  All in all it was a pretty easy ride there and then another easy 33 mile ride to Live Oak, FL.  I crossed over the Suwannee River today.  Does anyone know the Florida State Song…

RIDE NOTES… On the road again…  Rode 27 miles from Tallahassee, FL to Lloyd, FL today.  I left my house in Brooksville, FL this morning in the rental car to drive to Tallahassee, FL to continue my last 5 days of riding to St. Augustine, FL. I was routed directly through the FSU campus area…

RIDE NOTES… Watching it rain today as Tropical Storm Colin passes. To be continued…   DISTANCE… Today: 0 miles Overall: 2421 miles Riding Days: 47 Resting Days: 7 Miles per Riding Day: 51.5   LODGING… City: Tallahassee, FL (Kind of) Accommodations: Resting at home Notes: Home Sweet Home   MILESTONES… Nothing today…  

RIDE NOTES… Rented a car and drove home from Tallahassee, FL to Brooksville, FL last night.  Barely got my bike in the back of the car.  Planning to go back to Tallahassee, FL on Tuesday to start back up.  Lots and lots of rain today as Tropical Storm Colin approaches. To be continued…   DISTANCE……

RIDE NOTES… Rode 41 miles in the heat from Sneads, FL to Tallahassee, FL this morning.  No breakfast at the motel so I had to ride 23 miles to Quincy, FL for breakfast. My wife, Chris is had surgery yesterday and needs my help with some things at home so I rented a car and…

RIDE NOTES… Rode from Chipley, FL to Sneads, FL today.  Just another hot humid Florida day.  It was a short 42 miles but it was still a full day in the extreme weather.  Excellent bike lanes except while riding through towns, which seems to always be hectic and dangerous. I stayed in Sneads, FL at…

RIDE NOTES… Another hot and humid ride from Crestview, FL to Chipley, FL today.  70 miles today, but the roads were good with bike lanes and good bridges.  I did not expect the rolling hills in the Florida panhandle.  Most of the elevation today was between 100′ and 300′ with many, many, ups and downs. …

RIDE NOTES… Today was an easy 49 mile ride from Pensacola, FL to Crestview, FL but there was no decent place to stay along SR90.  I have found that all of the Indian run motels are the same; the office stinks and the rooms are dirty.  It seems all of these businesses that advertise “American…

RIDE NOTES… Rode 42 miles today from Gulf Shores, AL to Pensacola, FL.  Rode across my first toll bridge in Orange Beach, AL ($3.50).  The first 30 miles were pretty easy then it was very hectic and confusing the last 12 miles through Pensacola, FL to the Hyatt Place near the airport. It was a very hot…

RIDE NOTES… 65 mile ride today from Pascagoula, MS to Gulf Shores, AL.  I had breakfast at the waffle house next to my hotel and then rode an easy 41 miles to the ferry.  I took the ferry across Mobile Bay from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan.  There was a noon ferry and I arrived…

RIDE NOTES… It was a very nice and easy 55 miles today from Bay Saint Louis, MS to Pascagoula, MS.  The first 35 miles or so was along the gulf coast from Bay Saint Louis, MS to Biloxi, MS.  There are many new bridges (post Katrina) and all with great bike lanes.  Since Katrina there…

RIDE NOTES… Easy 56 mile ride from Covington, LA to Bay Saint Louis, MS today.  The first 15 miles I rode on the Tammany Bike Trail from Covington, LA to Slidell, LA.  I was kind of apprehensive at first since I would have to cross lots of bridges but it all worked out well.  I…