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| Geckos on our B&B widow before dawn |
We expected to ride 40 miles today, and we expected rain and
headwinds late in the day, so we were on our bikes by 8:00 a.m. Somehow, we
miscalculated our mileage, and the forty turned out to be only 33.5 miles (unlike
yesterday when the expected 35 turned out to be 44.5, or the day before when 40
turned out to be 46). Plus we arrived
early enough to escape headwinds, and in fact, had tailwinds most of the ride. And except for a few scattered drops, there was
no rain. Plus, the Hampton Inn let us
check in early.
The ride today comprised the remaining 30 miles of the East
Central Regional Trail (except for the 3.5-mile gap in that trail, where we
rode a nice section of the Maytown Road) and the first 3.5 miles of the Spring
to Spring Trail. It was a lovely ride,
with wildflowers unlike any we had seen before, two deer, two sandhill cranes,
and a flock of black vultures feeding on some poor creature.
Tomorrow we ride more of the Spring to Spring Trail and expect
to see manatees at the Blue Spring State Park.
Dry & Cocooned at the Hampton Inn,
Diane & Rob
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| Let the day's ride begin! |
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| And Diane leads the charge. |
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| But we are slowed by flowers |
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| And in the end reminded to "look both directions" when crossing country roads. |
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