The noise of the camp woke me at 7.00am. We made breakfast, sat around chatting and laughing till 9.00am, then set off, in the van, to the local Walmart. A lovely, relaxing start to the day. Dee, Merv and Robert C had aready departed, on their bikes, to a nearby cafe for breakfast. At Walmart I bought a new bigger bag, as one of my bags had started ripping at the seams. I have been buying a few souvenirs en route, so eventually the bag said, with only 10 days to go, enough is enough. We enjoyed a Fried Chicken lunch back at camp then headed out to nearby springs for a swim. We were all so hot the water at 68 deg felt bitterly cold. It was wonderfully refreshing though and chrystal clear. Spotted 1 turtle and loads of little fish. No alligators, guess it was too cold. Back at camp I cleaned and lubed Spike ready for our final week. He is looking in remarkably good shape considering the mileage and terrain he has coped with. In the evening, over dinner, Robert M asked us all 'what our next big adventure would be'. It ranged from 'going back to work' to Dan cycling, this July, from Russ ia to Portugal. Robert M then asked us 'if this trip had changed us in any way.' I said 'no, but my first cycling tour in India had changed me'. It had given me confidence and courage in my ability to cope with demanding challenges. He then said 'I was Queen of the Hills' which I liked. We had good, hysterical fun over dinner and I am going to greatly miss the comraderie of this group. We have come through a lot together but musn't get maudlin, we have another 7 days cycling to complete and a 70 miler in the humid heat beckons tomorrow....still loving it....btw the frogs are still croaking and bugs still biting. Aaaahhhh
I’ve fallen a bit behind with the blog the last week and you’ve raced on into Florida and only a week to go. Florida sounds hot but I’m sure no problem to the Queen of the Hills, and full of wildlife – you’ll need to snap a gator to complete the photo album. That campsite by the river looks great – what a way to wake up. Anyway here’s a couple of questions for you – How do you catch a unique bicycle? Unique up on it! And so how do you catch a tame bicycle? Da tame way! Boom Boom.
ReplyDeleteOh dear god!! Only a week left thank goodness the jokes will come to an end xxx
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more Jill, there getting worse aren't they. He may have been keeping the best ( worse? ) until the end so prepare yourself Janice. xx
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