Stats Day 15 feb 11. 60 miles 6:40. First 4 hours hard cold rain, then strong wind and ice crystals blowing.  Running total 673 Dear family and friends, Yesterday there was too much rain to get the phone out for a picture of the Welcome to Mississippi sign, so either I get it from the western […]

Stats Day 13 feb 9. 10 miles, explore Dauphin Island, recover and t-storms Day 14 feb 10. 41 miles 4:20. Strong wind, rain all day, no shoulder for half the day. End in Pascagoula MS Running total 603 Dear friends and family, I’m glad I stayed around yesterday.It rained really hard most of the night and

Stats Day 11 feb 7. 37 miles in 3:20 , 65 degrees, muggy first half in traffic, last half in dunes- beautiful end in Orange beach ALABAMA Day 12 feb 8. 32 miles, beautiful trail and road, then ferry to Dauphin Island Running total 562 Dear family and friends, First, let me sharea lovely experience I had

Stats Day 10 feb 6.  50 miles 4:40 sunny clear, hills at end 60-65, lots of traffic in close all day, north Pensacola Day 11 feb 7. 37 miles in 3:20 , 65 degrees, muggy first half in traffic, last half in dunes- beautiful end in Orange beach ALABAMA Running total 530  An Olympic gymnast when asked by a

Stats  Day 8 feb 4.   51.5 miles 4:40 temp 40-60, sunny perfect , 3 pit bulls, very close. stay in Bonifay Day 9. Feb 5.  60 miles 5:40 cloudy, 60 degrees high, lots of traffic. Stay in Crestview Running total 443 “ Start slow, then taper”  A mantra I borrowed from the ultra- runners That I can apply to

Hello friends and family, Five days of riding behind me so far. Stats are: Day 1 Jan 28     37 miles 4.5 hours, stay in Palatka Day 2 Jan 29     60 miles 6 hours, hot and sunny, but shaded on trails, Stay in Gainesville Day 3 Jan 30  51 miles 5.25 hours really hot and sunny, Stay

Dear friends and family, I’ve ridden three days now and still going strong. Before I left St Augustine I planned on a visit and a drink from the Fountain of Youth. Thought it couldn’t hurt. I was wrong. A couple of nights before I left St Augustine I had dinner with Phil ( a long

Dear family and friends,  Well, alas, I’m not in Cuenca Ecuador practicing my Spanish. Instead: I’m sitting in a cheap motel in St Augustine Florida, by myself, getting ready to ride my bike across the country from here to San Diego. Now I’m wondering whether I really thought this out. I’ve spent many hours