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Friday 6 April 2012
Lake City to St Augustine - Day 19
The last post, woke up early with a spring in my step knowing this was going to be the last day. The last day of living out of the trunk of the car, sore backside, white finger, backache and knackerd legs! Breakfast was the usual, even though today was approx 90 miles still have to be fuelled right to get there in good condition.
The roll out was quite tricky through the City and onto the US 100 East, wind was favourable and off I went like it was a race, I just wanted to get there and I know Caroline has wanted to for several days now. I have to say she has done a fantastic job of being there when needed with food, drink and a smile ( as well as a full fuel tank) we made good time through the middle of Florida, it was flat and road surface was new tarmac - a dream. The Weather channel predicted storms later on in the afternoon as well as heavy rain. Fortunately that wasn't the case in the morning.
Lunch was at the roadside near the Shands bridge which would take us east on the final leg into St Augustine, I was getting excited that this journey that had taken 2 years of planning and prepertion was about to end.
St Augustine city limits sign came out of the blue and with it lots of tourism, cars, amenities. All I wanted was the beach, fortunately we came across our motel on route and so checked in and got some directions. The final leg of approx 2 miles was on of the hardest I had to do! The wind had picked up and blew me backwards especially when I crossed the final bridge and down onto the penninsula where the beach was. This was it......
Caroline caught me up, by this time I was walking towards the beach in preperation to finish this epic venture. It reminded me more of John O Groats than Florida! Caro came down to the beach and I waded into the Ocean with bike - I only had thoughts for my girls, it sounds silly but I wished I wasn't here doing this but in the same thought a sense of achievement in Emilys name.
Lesson learnt today:
You can do anything if you want to
I am back in the commercial world
My bike and wheels are worth every penny
Thursday 5 April 2012
Quincey to Lake City - Day 18
Alarm clock failure this morning which didn't start the day very well, having to play catch up and get out on the road as quick as possible, every minute is accountable especially when you only get 12 hours daylight. Maybe it was the rushed breakfast or the wind that couldn't make its mind up for the reason why I struggled for the first couple of hours. Amazingly after a good break and several litres of fuel, including Dr P for a sugar rush I was back on the road and soon back up to mileage.
The weather was hot, humid with a 40% chance of precipitation but not until the afternoon. The countryside was rolling and the roadside trees were draped with Spanish moss and the little tow ns were very colonial. As we want through Monticello, Caroline went to fill up as half a tank of fuel is panic stations and she needs to fill up (OCD) I said i was peddling on but slowly for her to catch up as there were critical junctions coming up as in follow the US 90 East sign!!!! Twenty minutes had passed and i got on the radio to ask nicely where are you? and what are you doing? She finally caught up with me as i was cycling back when we pulled over Caroline explained how the garage attendant was a really nice guy, called her a limey and ended up showing her his 9mm pistol!!!!! " oh ok, I thought you might be in trouble" I answered.
I think he was trying to make the point that he couldn't live in the UK because of their weapon laws. He wouldn't pose for a photo though:-)
Further up the road there was a roadside BBQ in support of the local correction centre - smelt so good but it was too early. Through Greenville and onto Madison for lunch at McDeez, a blackberry smoothie and another Dr P. The smoothie gave me brain freeze not once but 3 times-agony!
Back in the saddle and pushing on over the Suannee river and on to Live Oaks on the US 90 East. Pace had picked up and the goal of Lake City was insight, I needed this if I was to finish tomorrow at a decent time ie; mid afternoon. No punctures today:-)
Just planned the route (rowte) for tomorrow and it should be very scenic as we go down the spine and through the swamps and onto the coast where this journey ends.
Lesson learnt today:
Caroline is definately on the spectrum
Garage attendants need to pack a weapon
Florida isn't all commercial and is really scenic
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