I rode from Palatka to St. Augustine today, a short ride of 32 miles. The only part of the trip remaining is Heyoka’s dip in the ocean. I’ll do that tomorrow after Katharine arrives. Then we’ll have a quick tour of St. Augustine and drive back to Virginia on Wednesday. What an adventure! It’s funny how when you look back on an experience like this, all you can remember is the good stuff. The days of riding in the rain and cold, a tornado nearby, flat tires, cable breaks, all of that just moves to the part of your brain where you file it away in the minor annoyances section. If you’ve thought about doing a similar trip, here’s my advice: do it!

Here’s the map from today and some pictures.

At breakfast this morning, I met a bunch of Adventure Cyclists also heading to St. Augustine. I forgot to write down their names, but one of them is the tour’s group leader. They left San Diego several days after I did and still caught up with me.The view from the parking lot at the motel. St. Johns river.Found another nice bike path. It had a lot of welcome shade at times.The welcome to St. Augustine sign was across a big intersection out of reach.So, I opted for this one I found along the way.The same motel I started from last year.

Tomorrow, the ceremonial dip in the ocean for Heyoka’s front tire.

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