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.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Rodanthe to Kill Devil Hills

What a difference a day can make! Yesterday we were cold and bucking headwinds, today it's favorable winds and hazy sunlight, more than enough to rejuvenate our spirits and make it an easy 39 miles to Kill Devil Hills, where we'll have another rest day and visit the Wright Museum. Kill Devil Hills is well known because it's the site of the Wright brother's first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903. Today we saw the results of strong wind in the outer banks with sand banked high along the roadway. Highlight of the day is the Bodie Lighthouse and one of the best Key Lime Pies of the tour to date.























Bodie Lighthouse





Time to kick back at the Days Inn.


Hanging at the beach



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