Bike Touring on the East Coast: Surf City to Ceder Point

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.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Surf City to Ceder Point

We woke to beautiful blue skies on the Atlantic Coast compared yesterday's rain, the only problem was that the wind was blowing the wrong way. The stiff headwind, especially during the first 10 miles, was an ominous start for our 60-mile day to Ceder Point. Fortunately, the wind did recede as the day progressed. One thing we haven't encountered since leaving South Carolina is the rumble strips along the bike lanes. What a relief! This morning we said "goodbye" to Stew so now we are down to 6 riders from the original 9, of which all are planning to complete the tour to Bar Harbor in Maine.