April 10, 2018
Day48
Gulf Shores, Alabama to Milton, Florida
Miles: 59.4 Elevation: 1174 ft. Winds: Light from NE Flats: 0
Vicky and Bill Sadin arrived at our hotel early this morning to join us in part of todays ride. Unfortunately Bill's radar app was showing a brisk rain storm in the area and we waiting an hour until it was past. We then set out through the lovely Hugh Branyon Back Country Trail . A scenic quiet paved trail led us throughout Gulf Shores for 10 miles to Perdido Beach. Along the way we ran into Steve from Wyoming who we hadn't seen since New Mexico. He rode along with us until Pensacola.
A lovely treat we witnessed the Blue Angels flight team who were out practicing as they are stationed out of Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Unfortunately trying to take a photo of them proved impossible for me, by the time I spotted them they were gone. Beautiful to watch though.
At the Florida-Alabama border we stopped to see the famed Flora-Bama, music/bar/restaurant/gift place. They have 5 venues where bands play all weekend.
Bridges and waterways were the underlying theme today. We rode along the costal highway and crossed several bridges and causeways. Pretty but not Jeff's cup of tea. Highway 90 through and out of Pensacola was quite busy and the shoulders were either super good with designated bike lanes or very narrow with a curb. It was on one of these that Tim had a terrible fall. He is favoring his back and hip tonight as he fell hard. Nothing appears broken and we will see how sore he is tomorrow and judge the appropriateness of his riding then. '
In Pensacola we were happy to meet up with Maya, from Alaska and her traveling comparing Bart from the Netherlands. We haven't seen them in weeks. Abby is not with them up only a few days behind.
We were quite relieved to arrive here in Milton, Fl. around 4:30 PM.
Dinner and plans for tomorrow. Looks like if all goes well and we have perfect weather we very well make St. Augustine by April 20 or 21.
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Today's ride: 59 miles (95 km)
Total: 2,270 miles (3,653 km)
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6 years ago
Unfortunately We were to early in the day to hear the music but I did a walk through, we will just have to plan a weekend & go there next winter.
6 years ago