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Based in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, we three are longtime single cycle riders. After early retirement, Karen and David bought a jumbo-sized Cannondale tandem. It's white (very), trimmed in red. We call it the Pillsbury Doughboy. We were joined by Bill, an old friend, on his 14-year old single Cannondale and made the call that started this adventure. He's supposedly retired but continues to find real work when he chooses.We planned to pedal self-supported across the U.S. in Spring 2011 from San Diego CA to St. Augustine FL. In beginning this adventure we agreed philosophically with Jean-Jacques Rousseau: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences."

Monday, May 16, 2011

Adios, Amigos

Bayou La Batre, Alabama
bridge to Dauphin Island
Ferry at other side of Dauphin Island.  Natural gas rig in background
Coming into Pensacola
Bike trail in the town of Gulf Shores


Hey, friends and lurkers.
We're done. 2500 miles.
Saturday's 90-miler put us into Gulf Shores, Alabama. Some beautiful riding, ferry crossing and conversations with locals that made us feel like senior rock stars.
Sunday was a brisk 50 or so miles, much of it on Scenic Highway 90 around Pensacola, built for cars, not bikes.
Tourist traffic was heavy. A few extra inches' width of asphalt would have made the ride pure pleasure. We had clear skies and nice temps.
At the east end of Pensacola, a Quality Inn beckoned. We succumbed.
So, sister and brother in law are team driving our car and theirs to join us tonight. We'll load up the tandem and head northward, tomorrow. Maybe dip a tire into the Gulf of Mexico just to make our C2C official.
We didn't cross Florida. We know we can, but the effort was not worth the ride description for today: no shoulders, broken road, heavy traffic. Defensive riding. Beyond Milton is probably flatland and parklike riding.But we're ready to return from Oz. There's no place like home.
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  1. UnknownMay 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Yea!! Congrats. What a team.
    The only real challenge to riding across Florida is dodging the 80 year old drivers.
    I have a special bottle of Arbor Mist awaiting your return.

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