It’s four months since I pushed my cardboard luggage through Miami International Airport and checked it on to my flight home, after having cycled down the east coast of the America. Christmas is now only twenty days away, so I think it must be time for a short update on a couple of things that […]
STATS AND STUFF It’s just wonderful to be here in Delray after all the effort it’s taken over the last 50 days to get down the US East Coast. I been here several times over the years, but never quite like this. Today was the day to wind down a bit, which included the blog […]
I’ve finished! And a whole day earlier than planned! This morning at about 10.30am I slammed on the brakes at the Beach Pavillion for the last time, and got off my bike. Ol was there to welcome me – on his bike too – so after a quick head-shower by the beach to cool off […]
Today was one of the most enjoyable rides of the whole trip. I felt in great shape, despite all of these early starts, which certainly helped, but I think it’s mainly because I’ve now resolved most of the issues about how, when and where this bike trip will conclude – and last night I even […]
Few rides have been as direct and as straightforward as today’s, which I had down as 50 miles of weaving around the highway but which turned into something much simpler once I discovered that there was an excellent bike lane the whole way (someone should tell Google Maps). Oh, I did get a pun%&^*£, again. […]
[See my separate post for the special announcement about this trip] Today really was as simple as expected, at least to navigate: A1A South for about 56 miles, until I got to Daytona Beach. Once again I left before 5, cycled without a break until I reached my destination, then collapsed into a wide booth […]
I want to thank everybody who responded to my message yesterday about my change of plan. Your warm words of encouragement and support, both by email and in ‘comments’ below, were incredibly welcome and gave me such a lift, so I know I can push on for four more days of dawn-treading on the pedals. […]
What a day! It was very full indeed, and about the hottest so far I suspect. Let’s start with a video for a change: last night was such an unusual stopover on this crazy journey, I couldn’t resist filming the long walk from Room 128 to the the front lobby of this huge hotel, wheeling […]
Within an hour of leaving my motel I had rattled across an old metal road bridge over the St Mary’s River, and into FLORIDA! The last state on the list this summer, but it’s a big old state. There were some breathtakingly beautiful views out over the open wetlands, as the soft morning light crept […]
Many thanks to those of you who responded so quickly to my ‘subscribe’ message – it’s great to be welcoming several new Friends of the Blog today! I still haven’t paid for my motel in Eulonia last night. I tried several times – Mr Brar told me twice that the computer wasn’t switched on and […]
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