I got on the road, looked around, and yes! Sort of. The grass was sort of bending in my direction. But that might have been from the traffic flowing by me.
Regardless, I got 25 miles in with little effort. I also remembered to find a bike shop to pick up some spare tubes.
You know in the movies when some dork knocks over the first bike in a line of motorcycles and then they all domino over? Just in the movies, right.
The picture below was taken after I stood every single bike back up.
The headwind came back in the afternoon, and I had to stop every three to five miles just to get the rumbling out of my ears. I persisted, and late in the day it lessened. I called ahead to this Super 8, and finished the day with almost 85 miles.
I expect when I read this blog in the future it will help little to remember the details of this trip. But I also don't think that's my fault. The scenery changes very little on this route; the people have been friendly, but quiet and apathetic toward me. The weather has been challenging (the heat, rain, and wind), but repetitive. The roads are good, and then not so good, and then good again.
There's a definite "been there, done that" feeling to this trip. And though I've planned two more of these, one across the southern states and one up the west coast, I'm not feeling them now. There are other places I'd like to visit, to learn about. But I think I'll take the Smart Car.
Location:Pine Tree Dr,Lantana,United States
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