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A real bike trail and more time on US 41
Day 16: Bradenton, FL to Punta Gorda, FL; 70.6 miles, 90 degrees The further south we go, the warmer the temperatures, but today we enjoyed a tailwind for much of the last two segments of riding. We also enjoyed about 12 miles on a real bike trail, the Legacy Trail. We had lunch at the…
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Rain, sun and Highway 41
Day 15: Odessa, FL to Bradenton, FL; 68.2 miles, 1,000 ft of climb, 83 degrees We waited out the rain this morning that moved through the area and were on the road by 9 am. We had a dry and sunny ride. The later start had us out during the heat of the day and…
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Suncoast Trail and Starkey Park Trail
Day 14: Crystal River, FL to Odessa, FL; 73.9 miles, 2,400 feet of climbing, 85 degrees Back on the road today and we were fortunate enough to have all but about 10 miles on trails; first the Suncoast Trail that paralleled the Suncoast Highway and then on the Starkey Park Trail. A bit of up…
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Manatees and the Rainbow River
Day 13: Off Day, swimming with the Manatees in King’s Bay and Floating the Rainbow River Today was a day off in Crystal River and we spent it doing water sports. In the morning, we went swimming with the manatees and in the afternoon, we snorkeled down the Rainbow River. In between, we had brunch…
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Oh boy! Another day on U.S. 98
Day 12: Chiefland, FL to Crystal River, FL, 45 miles, 83 degrees So, another day on U.S. 98. It’s starting to feel like the Erie Canal of 2024…too many days on the same straight path. After one mile on the trail today, my route said, “end of route 44 miles.” No turns, just straight road.…
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Love the sun, love the ride
Day 11: Perry, FL to Chiefland, FL; 64.9 miles, again on Highway 98, 86 degrees So, we quickly figured out the gist of today’s ride. We turned out of the hotel parking lot and I looked down at my Garmin, the route instructions said, “left turn in 43 miles.” Ha ha…another long stretch of Highway…
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Another day on Highway U.S. 98
Day 10: Crawfordville, FL to Perry, FL; 54.6 miles, 82 degrees Today was the second day in row that we spent all or most of the day on U.S. 98. It was a shorter route today – only 54.6 miles and it was all inland so there were no views of the bay or beautiful…
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Oyster capital, fog, and U.S. Highway 98
Day 9: Port St Joe, FL to Crawfordville, FL; 73.9 miles, fog, sun and 89 degrees So, who knew, but Apalachicola, FL is the proclaimed Oyster Capital of the World, but we did not see any oysters LOL. We rode around Apalachicola Bay today and through a few small towns before arriving in Crawfordville. It’s…
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Forgotten Coast
Day 8: Panama City, FL to Port St. Joe, FL, 40.6 miles, 82 degrees About half of our morning ride was alongside Tyndall Air Force Base – that is a long base with quite a bit of construction underway to repair and rebuild after the hurricane. Our morning stop was in Mexico Beach. Our afternoon…
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Ice cream and the beach
Day 7 – Off the bike in Panama City Today was an off day that started for me with a Bible Study Fellowship leaders’ meeting. We have now completed our study of Revelation and I was so glad to be able to join the ladies via Zoom. While I was attending the meeting, Bill started…
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