Friday, July 26, 2013

Week 9 Log

So the biking portion of this trip lasted exactly nine weeks. Here is the final transcription of the last week of my logbook (and my shredded rear tire—I can't believe it got me all the way to the coast).

7/16 Day 57
Rest day in Carrollton

7/17 DAy 58
Newnan ~> Forsythe
Leave 8:28am 70°F sunny
Arrive 2:58pm 88°F partly cloudy
69.88 miles 5h 43m on bike
3141.10 miles total
Pain at start: 0/10
Few hills
Small shoulders
No wind
Medium traffic
One dog attack
Started using hotel shampoos (left mine with John and Margo)
Gold shirt, REI socks, sunglasses in AM

7/18 Day 59
Forsythe ~> Wrightsville
Leave 7:10am 68°F foggy
Arrive 3:35pm 86°F partly cloudy
85.30 miles 7h 21m on bike
3226.40 miles total
Pain at start: 0/10
Medium hills
Small shoulder
Light traffic
No wind
Blue shirt, REI socks, no sunglasses

7/19 Day 60
Wrightsville ~> Statesboro
Leave 7:02am 72°F partly cloudy
Arrive 1:31pm 81° stormy (thunder)
62.78 miles 5h 3m on bike
3289.18 miles total
Pain at start: 0/10
Small shoulder
Light traffic
No wind
Small hills
Stopped early for thunderstorms
Yellow shirt, REI socks, no sunglasses

7/20 Day 61
Statesboro ~> Savannah
Leave 6:51am 73°F cloudy
Arrive 1:20pm 73°F storm clouds
72.68 miles 5h 26m on bike
3361.86 miles total
Pain at start: 0/10
Small shoulders
Light traffic
Light headwind
No hills
Touched the Atlantic Ocean
Thunderstorms right after I hit the coast
Blue shirt, REI socks, no sunglasses

7/21 Day 62
Savannah ~> Darien
Leave 6:47am 69°F light rain
Arrive 2:36pm 77°F thunderstorm
Small shoulders
No wind
Rain all day
Hunger all day
Pain at start: 1/10
Yellow shirt, REI socks, no sunglasses
Sunglasses broke
Stopped 7 miles earlier than planned for rain

7/22 Day 63 Darien ~> Amelia Island
Leave 6:42am 72°F sunny
Arrive 6:12pm 82°F drizzly
90.55 miles 7h21m on bike
3525.83 miles total
Pain at start: 0/10
Entered Florida
Reached the Atlantic Ocean
Did 3 miles of interstate (the regular bridge to Florida had been removed)
Medium shoulder
Light headwind
Gold shirt, REI socks
Finished the trip!


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