We made it!!!

We arrived in St. Petersburg on Sunday about 2pm. We are about four days early due to great tailwinds, no rain days, strong riding, etc.

I hope to post some pictures soon, but I am posting this from handheld.

The final mileage was 1600 miles, about 100 miles more than projected.

Back in GA !!

We rode across the Talmadge Bridge into Savannah yesterday afternoon. Our first stop was at the Visitor Center at the foot of the bridge to see about accommodations. We ran into a woman who spotted us a cyclists immediately, and she worked for a group that owns several hotels in downtown Savannah, and it wasn't long before we struck a deal to stay at the Mulberry Hotel on the Waterfront, in the Historic District. She had us up-graded to a suite so we would be able to store our bikes easily. At the excellent price she offered us, we decided to make it a rest day for Thursday, and do some looking around Savannah and to pack some stuff to send home to get the weight down.

The woman had ridden BRAG many years ago, and had given up the bike because of back problems, but was very interested in our recumbent bikes. All of this lead to the great suite deal, and we spent the evening with her (went to dinner together) and we will probably see her again today. This kind of stuff never happens when I am in a car. I love it.

Someone is waiting for this computer, so I will get off now and will report back in later in the day, and hopefully post some more this afternoon.

Suffice it to say that all is better than well; we are having an excellent adventure.

Another Great Day (Possibly the Best)

After maybe 20-25 miles of tailwinds, we came by this place out off the road by itself, nothing nearby, somewhere near McClellanville, SC. We passed by, it was on the opposite side of the road, and I told Cathy we needed to go there. We had planned a picnic, and were carrying all we needed to have a nice meal in a good spot by the road, but I just knew it looked like the right place to stop. So we doubled back. What a find!

Great group of folks waiting to ask us about our trips and bikes. Great food, great prices, real trained chef-owner making all from scratch. Kind of upscale country cooking. The people were interesting. One of them was a 94 year old guy that rides his stationary bike for an hour a day and claims that is what has made him live so long. He was so hard of hearing that he could only communicate with his daughter, but she relayed our bike trip story to him and he was very interested.

It only took a few minutes for the fact that they thought they knew Dr. Denmark's nephew who lives nearby and is a doctor also. Amazing. She called on her cellphone to confirm that her brother and son live nearby.

So we got back on the bikes and rode another 30-35 miles with the tailwinds into Charleston, across the fantastic new bridge into town (see picture) where as we decinded into town, a guy on a bike stopped us, asked about our trip, and then escorted us to our hotel, just because we were there on bikes and it was nearby where we met him. How nice (it only seems to happen to me on the bike). So another great day. Hope the rest of the world it OK , too.

We see the changes as we go along....

As we go from state to state, even just from town to town, we see small changes in the style of things, the homes, the stores, and even the food. From time to time, we come across some unusual foods, seasonings, and combinations of foods that seem strange to us, and we usually try to be open minded and try some. But this is one combo that we're not buying.

Very Frustrating...

It is not easy to get proper internet on the road. Some terminals don't work, some won't let load a picture. Some have people waiting. Some all of the above.

We are in Georgetown, SC and doing good, maybe ahead of schedule. May rest a day in Charleston. Have to go.

Another Day, Another Ferry

Here we are leaving Ocrakoke on the Cedar Island Ferry. We have spent several days on the Outer Banks of NC. We stayed in Kill Devil Hill, Avon, and Ocrakoke. Mostly tailwinds for our southbound riding. Excellent riding weather, mostly cloudy, stiff tailwind, beautiful scenery. We are having great time. Out of cellphone range sometimes, and trying to not watch the news much. Hope we can afford to finish the trip. I guess we will know if the charge cards start being refused.
Have not had internet to post for several nights, and now someone is waiting for me to finish.
So I will just say all is going good and pretty much on schedule, so we will be out tomorrow heading for points south from Morehead City, SC.

Spaced Out

Cathy got a little "spaced-out" at our stop at the NASA tracking station at Wallops Island, VA.

We had nice tailwinds for most of our 60 miletrip to Exmore, VA. We had a good

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