April 17, 2022
Day 8 - Atlantic Beach to Kingsland
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With the threat of thunderstorms this afternoon, we were rolling out of the hotel parking lot at 7:22 AM. This is VERY early for Team Two Far! We started with a four-mile ride to the ferry to cross the St. John's River.
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The ferry ride across the river is very short. We were underway at 8:01 and docking on the other side at 8:05. The charge for the trip is $1 per cyclist. Since we had only one bike, our fare was only $1.
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Hope the price won't go up. The river is so calm & tranquil
in the morning it makes your day start "right".
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to get a hearty meal for the day! They are amazing birds.
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North of the St. John's, we rode through both the Little Talbot and Big Talbot State Parks. It was very quiet and peaceful. We passed several other cyclists out for morning rides and were quite surprised at how many of them completely ignored our friendly greetings. Maybe they were all in some Zen moment and tuning out any extraneous stimuli.
North of Little and Big Talbot Islands is Amelia Island. The south end of the island is the Amelia Island State Park.
We rode the Amelia Island Parkway up to US 17. It is another beautiful bicycle route. There are more of the "flaunt it if you've got it" homes along the way, but I didn't take any photos. Most are well back from the road and often behind gates.
This interesting sight is on the South Amelia River. A railroad trestle swings open to permit boats to pass, then swings closed for trains to cross. We think this may be part of the Intracoastal Waterway, but we're not sure. Do any of our sailing friends know?
We commented to each other today that we had not seen any touring cyclists yet on this trip. Just a few miles later, they appeared! This group of four friends is riding Adventure Cycling's Atlantic Coast Route. They left Key West April 5th and have a 60 day trip to Calais, ME planned. We are on and off the Atlantic Coast route this year.
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About two miles later, we crossed the St. Mary's River and entered Georgia.
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At the Georgia welcome sign, we encountered the group again stopped for pictures. I got some photos of the four of them together.
We got to the motel in Kingsland before 1:00 PM. The sky was still blue and the storms forecast to begin around 1:30 seemed still far off. We were able to walk around, eat lunch and acquire the necessary Diet Coke for the evening. The thunderstorms began about 4:oo PM and are expected to be over by noon tomorrow. We're not least bit unhappy about waiting until noon if it means avoiding rain!
Today's ride: 48 miles (77 km)
Total: 286 miles (460 km)
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My guess is earbuds. I bet they never heard you and were only ever minimally aware of your presence, barely more than subconsciously as an obstacle to be avoided.
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