Day 59 Epilogue
To 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...
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gfeldstein
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
Day 58 Touring around Key West 5 miles 89 feet
I 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...
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gfeldstein
- Nov 4, 2021
- 5 min
Day 57 Key Largo to Key West, 4:54, first sub 5 hour century in 8 years
Like 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...
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gfeldstein
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Day 56 Miami, FL to Key Largo 62 miles 856 feet
It was a balmy morning when I rolled out of our hotel. The weatherman was predicting a light drizzle in spots but barely measurable...
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gfeldstein
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Day 55 Boca Raton, FL to Miami 59 miles 935 feet
As I walked over to breakfast this morning I caught a glimpse of the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean as it peeked through the clouds. ...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Day 54 Port Salerno, FL to Boca Raton 64 miles 932 feet
Today was Halloween so our guides, Cindy and Joe, donned some scary costumes before breakfast. They offered a bounty of costume choices...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
Day 53 Vero Beach, FL to Port Salerno 42 miles 817 feet
Today 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Day 52 Cocoa Beach, FL to Vero Beach 53 miles 499 feet
I 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Day 51 Cocoa Beach, FL Rest Day
I 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)....
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gfeldstein
- Oct 27, 2021
- 7 min
Day 50 Daytona Beach, FL to Cocoa Beach 82 miles 961 feet
David and I had another Captain Ron moment last night while trying to plan an alternate route from Daytona Beach to Cocoa Beach that...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 26, 2021
- 6 min
Day 49 St. Augustine, FL to Daytona Beach 53 miles 551 feet
The 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
Day 48 Amelia Island, FL to St Augustine 60 miles 669 feet
We were expecting rain through the evening to taper off by the morning. We awoke to a classic Florida downpour. It probably lasted all...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 24, 2021
- 7 min
Day 47 Brunswick, GA to Amelia Island, FL 79 miles 689 feet
Today 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 23, 2021
- 5 min
Day 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 23, 2021
- 6 min
Day 45 Savannah, GA to Brunswick 98 miles 1,181 feet
Today 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
Day 44 Savannah, GA rest day 4 miles 59 feet
In 1733 General James Oglethorpe established the city of Savannah at the behest of the British Crown to act as a buffer to protect...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 20, 2021
- 5 min
Day 43 Beaufort, SC to Savannah, GA 53 miles 745 feet
Today 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...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 19, 2021
- 5 min
Day 42 Charleston, SC to Beaufort 72 miles 840 feet
The Palmetto Tree, AKA Sabal Palm, adorns the South Carolina State Flag, South Carolina License Plates, and is the State nickname, “The...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 18, 2021
- 9 min
Day 41 Georgetown, SC to Charleston 85 miles 1,355 feet
Last night after hours reviewing Google Maps and Google Earth satellite images, a decision was made to repeat yesterdays van escort for...
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gfeldstein
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Day 40 Myrtle Beach, SC to Georgetown 46 miles 666 feet
This morning started off downright frigid, much colder even than our rainy days in Maine over 5 weeks ago. It was so warm yesterday that...
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