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.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Otway to Hatteras

With 30 miles to ride to catch the 10:30am ferry from Ceder Island to Ocracoke, we decided to depart at 6:00am. This would give us plenty of time in case of a tire flat, headwinds, or rain from the approaching storm front. Janice of Otway House sent us off with a full stomach serving us pancakes, scrambled eggs, strawberries and cream, and true thick slice bacon, a first on this trip surprisingly, considering the fact that we are in the South. Much of Ceder Island is a national wildlife refuge with flat grassy marshlands. Over next few day, we'll visit some of lighthouses along the outer banks. Shifting sand, within the inland waters and along the beaches, is a common occurrence in the outer banks. We heard the ferry hit a sandbar today.
















































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  1. sacramennahApril 19, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Houses on stilts! What people won't do to live close to the ocean. Be gone again in a couple years.

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