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Change of plans
I had a mishap yesterday which resulted in a trip to an ER today. I had a hard fall on my hip but managed to ride 12 more miles to Alpine. The X-rays didn’t show […]
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San Diego to Alpine CA
The ride today was a short 32 miles. I left San Diego at 7:15 and arrived in Alpine before noon. It felt good to ride in the sunshine. As I approached Alpine I […]
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Arrived in San Diego
After a long flight, I arrived at the San Diego airport at 10 pm (1am Ontario time) last night. By the time I picked up my bags and took a taxi to my hotel it […]
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Ski and bike
Conditions were perfect today for cross country skiing in the morning and getting out on the road on a bike in the afternoon. The longer days with more sunshine, afternoon high temperatures near freezing and […]
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Pulatka to St. Augustine FL – May 11
Today’s ride was about 48 miles. I got on the road around 07:30 this morning. Most of the ride was along quiet country roads. As we approached St. Augustine the volume of traffic increased. Our […]
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Gainesville to Pulatka FL – May 10
Today’s 54 mile ride to Pulatka was mostly on a network of paved bike trails. The ride east from Gainesville followed the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail. With a temperature that reached 90 degrees, the shade from […]
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Itchetucknee State Park to Gainesville FL – May 9
Another easy day of riding. We cycled 54 miles today. We stopped briefly in High Springs for coffee after 20 miles and carried on towards Gainsville. The temperature reached 88 degrees by the early afternoon. […]
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Suwannee River State Park to Ichetucknee State Park – May 8
It was another sunny and hot day in Florida. Today’s ride was a short 54 mile ride from Suwannee River State Park to Ichetucknee Family Canoe and Cabins. In Wellborn, we stopped at Bob’s Butts […]
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Tallahassee to Suwannee River State Park – May 7
After a rest day in Tallahassee yesterday, we set out for the Suwannee River State Park today. We followed a good route out of Tallahassee that was a lot safer than the ride in to […]
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Marianna to Tallahassee FL – May 5
We left the Arrowhead Campsites before 7:30 and headed east on US 90 to Grand Ridge. After a mile or two the morning traffic volume decreased and we got on a section of highway with […]
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DeFuniak Springs to Marianna FL – May 4
Navigation today was simple. After leaving the Sunset King Lake Resort on Kings Lake Road, 4 miles west of DeFuniak, we cycled all day on US 90. US 90 runs parallel to I-10 much of […]
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Milton to DeFuniak Springs FL – May 3
The ride to Sunset King Lake Resort (5.6 miles west of DeFuniak) this morning was a pleasant one. It was Sunday morning and the traffic volume was low. We has a paved shoulder most of […]
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Dauphin Island AB to Milton FL – May 2
The day started out with a ride on a ferry about a mile away from where we camped. We boarded the 8 am Mobile Bay ferry that took us on a 40 minute ride east […]
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Vancleave MS to Dauphin Island AL – May 1
I woke up to another sunny, clear day. It was just after 7:30 again when we got on the road. The MS roads have all been in pretty good shape and light with traffic. That […]