Category: Bike Tour
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Gulf Shores, AL to Dauphin Island, AL
Yesterday’s warm morning was exceeded today, with my thermometer reading 71℉ at 7am. In a few days, very few places in the country are expected to have a high temperature that reaches 70℉, so I guess we’re glad to enjoy this freakish weather while it lasts? It meant that the forecast of morning rain was…
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Gulf Breeze, FL to Gulf Shores, AL
I had to dash across six lanes of semi-highway over the last couple days to go to the Publix grocery store, so I wasn’t looking forward to riding out on that same road. There is no shoulder/bike-lane, but there is something I haven’t quite seen before: sharrows, painted tight up against the white line (rather…
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Santa Rosa Beach, FL to Gulf Breeze, FL
Florida State Parks gave us a nice sendoff, presenting an almost-completely-dry tent to us in the morning, and a thermometer reading of 66℉! We slept the whole night with our rainfly doors partly opened, something I don’t think we’ve been able to do any time over the last six months (we certainly had warmer nights…
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Panama City, FL to Santa Rosa Beach, FL
The guy next to us was (unusually) in a backpacking tent, and as we all turned in, he launched into some comically-loud snoring. Rett was immediately frustrated, while I was pleased to learn that my own snoring (which also frustrates her) isn’t nearly that loud. Either way, once Rett fell asleep (well after me), I…
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Mexico Beach, FL to Panama City, FL
Rett woke up in the middle of the night with stomach pain so sharp that she couldn’t even roll over onto her back. I brought her some Gas-X, and along with time, the shackles released themselves and luckily there were no significant lasting effects by morning. Except that I let her sleep in as long…