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| We woke to foggy vista of the Atlantic. |
Success! Most of today’s ride was on city streets, side
roads, and highways. And most of it was
enjoyable, except for headwinds.
When we
left our hotel, we ran a maze of construction-zone manufactured walkways, for one
mile. The northbound land of 1A1 was
scrunched to the seawall, and the southbound lane was the construction zone
(southbound traffic was diverted to a side street). Zigzagging through the middle of the
construction zone were barricades creating access for bicycles, pedestrians, many of them walking their
dogs. It was a crazy scene.
After riding 1A1 for a while, we cut off on
High Bridge Road, aptly named because once again we crossed the Intracoastal
Waterway on a drawbridge and once again our timing was off and we had to wait
for the bridge to open and close.
Then we
rode the Old Dixie Highway which goes through Tomoka State Park, where we were
able to ride a side trail winding peacefully through the park. (There were a few skeeters which bothered Rob
more than Diane.) Going through the
Ormand Beach area, we were on “sidewalk bike paths” a good portion of the time. These were linear parks along the Intra
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| Diane successfully runs the road construction maze. |
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| Riding beautiful palm shaded High Bridge Road. |
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| Held up by the raised draw bridge, Diane tried to talk this bike club into forming a "pace line" to draft us along but they declined. |
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| After getting off the Old Dixie Hwy, the rest of ride was very urban with rest stops taken at convenience stores. |
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