Monday, April 27, 2009

Hello from Perry, FL!  After our arrival here today, the general consensus was that this was our most boring ride of the trip, thankfully only 50 miles.  We only made 1 turn and it was onto a road that had a great shoulder but went through Southern Pine forests with absolutely no houses or convenience stores for most of the trip.  The road was straight, flat and we had our friend head wind to spice things up a bit, including keeping us cool.  I found out after I got in that I had missed the highlight of the day, a pasture with some cows.  Tomorrow includes a spring where we can swim and lots of turns so we're hoping for good things.  We have only 3 more riding days, including our arrival THIS THURSDAY at the beach in St Augustine where we will dip our front tires in the Atlantic Ocean to complete the trip.  We are all beginning to prepare emotionally for the end of this amazing 2 months.  Some people from former tours are sending us e-mails about the difficulties of re-entry....hard to imagine having to consider what we will eat for dinner (let alone prepare it!), not having 23 interesting, supportive women around all the time to laugh with, talk bicycling, politics, and good reads with and not spending 5 hours a day exercising.  But we will also be basking in re-connecting with families and friends, sleeping in our own beds, not having to remember hotel room numbers and getting on with the post tour..... and of course, making plans for the next trip.  All the best to all of you out there - more when it happens.

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