gfeldsteinNov 5, 20217 minDay 59 EpilogueTo quote an old Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” In our case a 3,000 mile journey begins with...
gfeldsteinNov 5, 20213 minDay 58 Touring around Key West 5 miles 89 feetI slept in this morning while the rest of my group was departing from Marathon. I went to the Grand Havana Cafe, 1075 Duval St, for an...
gfeldsteinNov 4, 20215 minDay 57 Key Largo to Key West, 4:54, first sub 5 hour century in 8 yearsLike Jimmy Buffet said when he closed out his summer tour at Fenway Park, "I can think of no better way to finish a journey." I even...
gfeldsteinNov 3, 20212 minDay 56 Miami, FL to Key Largo 62 miles 856 feetIt was a balmy morning when I rolled out of our hotel. The weatherman was predicting a light drizzle in spots but barely measurable...
gfeldsteinNov 2, 20214 minDay 55 Boca Raton, FL to Miami 59 miles 935 feetAs I walked over to breakfast this morning I caught a glimpse of the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean as it peeked through the clouds. ...
gfeldsteinNov 1, 20213 minDay 54 Port Salerno, FL to Boca Raton 64 miles 932 feetToday was Halloween so our guides, Cindy and Joe, donned some scary costumes before breakfast. They offered a bounty of costume choices...
gfeldsteinOct 31, 20213 minDay 53 Vero Beach, FL to Port Salerno 42 miles 817 feetToday was scheduled to be a short ride, with not much to do along the way, or at the destination, so we all slept in. Breakfast was at 9...
gfeldsteinOct 30, 20213 minDay 52 Cocoa Beach, FL to Vero Beach 53 miles 499 feetI started a bit earlier than usual as I was trying to get ahead of an incoming weather front. At 7:30 it was already blowing 10-15 mph...
gfeldsteinOct 28, 20213 minDay 51 Cocoa Beach, FL Rest DayI think it is fairly safe to say that Cocoa Beach would not exist today except for its close proximity to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)....
gfeldsteinOct 28, 20217 minDay 50 Daytona Beach, FL to Cocoa Beach 82 miles 961 feetDavid and I had another Captain Ron moment last night while trying to plan an alternate route from Daytona Beach to Cocoa Beach that...
gfeldsteinOct 27, 20216 minDay 49 St. Augustine, FL to Daytona Beach 53 miles 551 feetThe ground was still wet from some overnight rain but it was warm and sunny when I rolled out of my hotel this morning. A quick jaunt...
gfeldsteinOct 26, 20216 minDay 48 Amelia Island, FL to St Augustine 60 miles 669 feetWe were expecting rain through the evening to taper off by the morning. We awoke to a classic Florida downpour. It probably lasted all...
gfeldsteinOct 25, 20217 minDay 47 Brunswick, GA to Amelia Island, FL 79 miles 689 feetToday was slated to be 79 miles long but approximately 10 of those miles would be on a privately chartered boat across the Saint Mary’s...
gfeldsteinOct 24, 20215 minDay 46 Brunswick, GA and Saint Simons Island 44 miles 591 feet I slept in this morning while the folks who shuttled to Brunswick yesterday were shuttled back to Townsend to finish the ride here. I...
gfeldsteinOct 23, 20216 minDay 45 Savannah, GA to Brunswick 98 miles 1,181 feetToday was scheduled to be a 66 mile ride to Townsend followed by a van shuttle to Brunswick. We would then take a van shuttle back to...
gfeldsteinOct 22, 20213 minDay 44 Savannah, GA rest day 4 miles 59 feetIn 1733 General James Oglethorpe established the city of Savannah at the behest of the British Crown to act as a buffer to protect...
gfeldsteinOct 21, 20215 minDay 43 Beaufort, SC to Savannah, GA 53 miles 745 feetToday was slated to be a short ride so the gang left at a civilized hour. I spent an hour or so after breakfast wondering around the...
gfeldsteinOct 20, 20215 minDay 42 Charleston, SC to Beaufort 72 miles 840 feetThe Palmetto Tree, AKA Sabal Palm, adorns the South Carolina State Flag, South Carolina License Plates, and is the State nickname, “The...
gfeldsteinOct 19, 20219 minDay 41 Georgetown, SC to Charleston 85 miles 1,355 feetLast night after hours reviewing Google Maps and Google Earth satellite images, a decision was made to repeat yesterdays van escort for...
gfeldsteinOct 18, 20215 minDay 40 Myrtle Beach, SC to Georgetown 46 miles 666 feetThis morning started off downright frigid, much colder even than our rainy days in Maine over 5 weeks ago. It was so warm yesterday that...