During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Windy ride to St. Augustine

Today, a shorter 48-miler to St Augustine, the oldest city in North America, turned out harder than anticipated due a steady all day northwind reaching 15 miles per hour with gusts up to 25. The route was wonderful with exception for the busy highway as we approached our destination. Nancy got the first flat of the trip today which is acceptable given the fact that we've ridden 600 miles total. The historic Spanish Quarter of St. Augustine, the location of our hostel for the night, was bustling with people and activity. Due in part to the fact that St. Augustine is a popular tourist destination and that it was Saturday night.














































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