I am very pleased and thankful that  I was able  to do this, especially in the fashion we traveled with hotel stays,  meals out,  and in the company of two friends with the support of their wives.   I am certainly thankful I had the health/fitness at 66 years old, funds, time off, and the […]

Today was our much anticipated day that concluded this wonderful TransAmerican journey to the Atlantic Ocean. You will see we started our day with a sunrise view across the Saint Johns River and ended with a ceremonial dipping of our bicycle wheels in the Ocean behind our hotel. If you have been following us on

What an amazing day! This was our fifth day of riding at least 77 miles, and our second to last ride of the tour. We enjoyed large segments of multiuse/bicycle paths as we passed nearby the University of Florida in Gainesville, and later approached our destination in Palatka. Even more significant is that tomorrow is

Today was a day we all enjoyed, and now only have two more rides to complete the entire tour! There were great blooms of wildflowers along the highway and bicycle paths we rode. If I can trust PlantNet iPhone app we say patches of purple Mayne’s Pets and larger fields of magenta Drummond’s Phlox and

After yesterday’s monotonous Hwy 90 ride, my spirits were lifted with the benefit of Hugh Aaron sharing local cyclist knowledge on how to avoid some of Hwy 90, and instead riding alternate roads and bike paths through Tallahassee and parts or FSU and Florida A&M campuses. Hugh is a former ride captain of Richmond’s riding

Okay, I have to admit today’s ride was trying from a mental perspective. I have been on Hwy 90 since passing through Pensacola on Friday and that is almost two and one-half days of a very similar and tedious route. I am glad this is a safe, simple-to-follow, and reasonably well surfaced road, but I

This ride begins were I left off on Day 38 after my rest day in Pensacola. Nancy drives me back to the same remote point east of Milton after passing Hwy 90 bridge in here SUV. I meet up with Doug and Steve in Mossy Head Plaza, about 37 miles into my route. I am

Lots of rest and a family visit while staying with my sister, Nancy, at her condo in Pensacola. Also visiting with Nancy’s daughter’s family, Sarah, husband Blayne and their two year old daughter, Leila. I am very tired and in need of this rest day. Even a one mile walk through her neighborhood is an

I made time for a short early morning beach walk in Gulf Shores, and was sorry that I couldn’t stay longer. Today I ride about 36 miles with Doug and Steve before we split in downtown Pensacola. They head south for a two night stay in Fort Walton Beach area, and I ride north then

Nice ride totaling 67 miles with route shown on these two maps. We chatted with a solo self-supported man from Greenville, SC doing southern tier east to west direction getting off of the ferry as we got on. First he road from Greenville to the start line in Saint Augustine. Geez! This is our third