Save 22 A Day Trans-America Cycling

The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today was our last ride, and we rode as a group, like on the last day of the Tour de France.  If someone had a problem, all stopped until the problem was resolved.  All were triumphant today in concluding their ride across America..  We rode through St Augustine to the beach at Anastasia Island State Park for the ceremonial front tire dip in the Atlantic Ocean. Then to celebrate all took a dip in the Atlantic, which was an ideal temperature for swimming, followed by drinking of Mimosas made of champagne and orange juice. Hope that you enjoy the photos that record the day. Sunrise in Palatka Bass fishermen and those after catfish were on the water before we hit the road Chuck and Larry help fix a "motel flat" to start the day Flat repaired, cyclists chomping at the bit at the motel and ready to ride No drop policy in effect as Randy fixes one last flat on the road Gnatty,...

The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today was our last long ride.  We left at 7:30 am to avoid afternoon heat.  We had decent cloud cover early, and later we rode 20 miles of state trails, which gave additional shade. The bottom line is that it was a very pleasant ride. We did more than rest and refuel at SAG stops today. SAG stop photo TAC gave us Little Debbie Swiss Rolls and our Swiss contingent graciously served us A study was conducted o f Spanish Moss growing on Live Oaks at the SAG. Spanish Moss was plentiful at SAG Live Oak draped in Spanish Moss We rode through Gainesville today, but not near “The Swamp.”  That is the popular name for the University of Florida football stadium.  The Florida Gators play there. The Swamp in Gainesville is home to the Florida Gators American football team A highlight for the day was the scenery on the  Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail.   Low...

The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Even though today’s ride was long at 78 miles, it was not too taxing.  The cloud cover and trees along the route helped kept us cool, and this part of Florida is quite flat. The Suwannee River referred to in the photos below is the same river made famous by Stephen Foster in his 1851 (antebellum era about ten years before the start of the American Civil War) minstrel song  title “Way Down Upon the Suwannee River,” also known as “Old Folks at Home.”  Foster eliminated the “u” from Suwannee on purpose, because he thought that people would mispronounce it.  The song was the best-selling sheet music of its time, and it is the official state song of Florida.  Pretty impressive for a river that starts in the Okefenokee Swamp of southern Georgia and drains into the Gulf of Mexico.  The song is on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_U61dDdY-c Suwannee River Kayaking on the Suwannee ...