87, that is the number of miles we rode today.I knew it was going to be a good day when we only got 2 miles into the ride and we found this great little roadside handmade donut shop, they have the best chocolate honey dipped donuts I have had in a long time. ( they must use lard or something/ dont ask dont tell).
The ride was fast we were cruising 16-20 mph felt real good to move along aafter the first couple of days.Went down 98 through miramar beach into Destin (Thanks to Robin's Bike Shop for the use of a tire pump) Left Destin almost got into Ft. Walton Beach when Jerry decided to do a road side adjustment and broke the bolt that holds his seat onto the bike, well Jerry had to spend the next couple of miles standing on his pedals, that did not look fun at all. Found a surf shop in Ft. Walton that helped with the repairs (Thank you guys!) We got back into the swing of things to Navarre, we took Rte 399 that was a great little road, bike friendly and scenic. Went through a 7 mile section of sand dunes and ended up in Pensacola Beach. Our good friend Les had made arrangements with the methodist church and they got us a motel room. I want to thank Gail for her hospitality and the church for there generousity. I would like to dedicate tomorrows ride not only to Richard but to Gail for the touching story she shared with us about Craig.
Our plans for tomorrow have changed, we were suppose to ride down to Dauphne Island and take the ft. morgan ferry ( we were both looking forward to this). But the ferry is closed for 3 days for maintenance. Bummer, but I am sure God has something else in mind.
Jerry is resting comfortably with his bright red farmers tan. He says hi and keep up the comments, if you haven't commented yet you better soon.
My lovely bride, whom I could not being doing this without her love and support, will be posting a blog on Richard's condition.
Thanks for all your support.
Tracy
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Greetings! Glad to see you had a high # mileage day and made some great contacts, too. The sweet beginning of your day made me :). Guess serious bikers don't always eat hearty grain healthy stuff. ;)
ReplyDeletepk, so plans have changed. The ferry business sounded cool. Guess I'll have to wait to tomorrow night for the updated route.I'm sure God has a great alternate in mind for you already! I have enjoyed pegging you all on the map. That 7mile stretch sounded very pretty.
How sweet of you to mention your wife's support! Both of you surely count on the tremendous support of your spouses, as they hold down the fort and cheer you all on farther and farther away each day this week. :)
May tomorrow be another successful day! Blessings, Karin
I agree with Karin.... the ferry ride sounded nice, but God has other plans for you. You will make contacts you would have missed. Or perhaps at this time, your planned route would not be safe. I trust God! He knows what He's doing. Google map is fun! Dragging that little yellow dude to a street gives me the view you guys have. Kind of like riding with you. So scenic! I'm glad you guys have a nice route. Also glad the wind was with you some today. I'm so excited for you....but missing you too. Be safe tomorrow. God bless you two, and Richard, Andrea and Kayla... and Gail. And Les too. Thanks. Love you guys! Patti
ReplyDeletePS: Jerry, Honey,....sunscreen!sunscreen!sunscreen! 'Cause i love you!