Left early this morning and by 10.00 am had completed 30 miles. There was a warm, thick mist for the first hour which made Spike and myself quite wet, helmet dripping, arms and clothing soaked, very refreshing. Not such a long day as expected, with a pleasant tailwind for a change, but temperatures reached 101 deg F/ 37 deg C. Even the locals are complaining, they have become accustomed to air conditioning. We passed through Greenville, the boyhood home of Ray Charles, a statue has been erected to his memory. Cycled along the Suwannee River well known due to Stephen Foster's tune 'the Swannee River'. He changed the spelling of the river because ' he was afraid people would mispronouce the u'. When I arrived at the Motel I heard the worrying news that Lisa was in an ambulance on her way to hospital. Apparently, a lady had opened her car door in Lisa's path. The good news is that she is fine, bruised, bump on her head , cracked finger but ok. She received excellent attention, even a cat scan. We all need to keep alert for the last few days. I had a cooling swim in the motel pool then had a huge ice-cream milk shake from a nearby Dairy Queen....lovely, still loving it...
Hi Janice,
ReplyDeleteHope you are well and not suffering in the florida heat too much!
We got the postcard that you sent to gaby a few days ago and she really liked the photos of horses.
The finishing line is now in sight for you so probably mixed emotions i guess now that the trip is coming to an end. The motels definetley sound better than being in the tent and the chorus of frogs at full volume.
Enjoy the rest of your trip and see you soon!
Love
stephen, sandra, gaby xxx