Monday, April 20, 2015

Day 45: Monday, 4/20/15 Milton, FL (72º at 6:00 am with dew point of 71º) to DeFuniak Springs, FL (73º at 3:00 pm with a dew point of 66º) 55 miles, elevation changes: +911/-842.

Theme for the day: 54.7 miles that are needed to get to St. Augustine, FL one week from today. We rode for 50 miles on FL State Route 90, the same route 90 that we rode on for 5 days in TX. FL 90 is very smooth with a nice wide bike lane. There was very little to see along the route except houses and trees.

Bike stats: 54.7 miles ridden in 3 hours and 26 minutes of actual biking averaging 15.9 mph with a maximum speed of 31.6 mph.

Highlights of the day:
  • Enjoying a gentle ride on a smooth road with little elevation gain.
  • Eating a great lunch: a barbecued chicken sandwich with fries and coleslaw at the Simply Good Country Cooking BBQ Restaurant.
  • Staying at the Sunset King Resort RV Park with excellent showers, a clubhouse, a pool, a hot tub and a lake.
  • It is laundry day. I don’t think I’ve told you that our laundry is done every three days. We put our laundry in bins in the morning and it is waiting for us clean when we finish our day’s ride. I haven’t lost any clothes in the laundry during the whole trip.

The view along FL State Route 90. We rode 50 miles on FL 90 today. It was smooth with a nice bike lane, but very little to see.


We are now in the central panhandle of FL. There is little to see as you bike along except trees and houses. We did pass a farm with cattle coming into the Sunset King Resort RV park.


Two shots at the RV park.



Make it a great day!

John

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