ARRIVED SAFELY IN ST. AUGUSTINE this morning around 11am. It was a 40 mile ride under cool and fast conditions. At 40 miles we were joined by the St. Augustine police who escorted us 6 miles to the beach where we dipped our front tires into the Atlantic Ocean. A ritual with Womantours and also other bicycle touring groups. Friends and families were waiting there with signs and hugs as we arrived. We had a picnic at the beach and this evening a final banquet for the riders. It was an adventure with many highs and very few lows. Re-entry into the real world tomorrow.
Congratulations on completing your cross country ride! I did it in 2007 with WomanTours and it was really an emotional time that last day. Be ready for re-entry. It takes some time!!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck in your future riding. I have enjoyed following your journal. My husband and his group of 5 are three days behind you! I will meet them in Florida on Sunday.
Thank you very much. Is your husband traveling with BUBBA??
ReplyDeleteOh no, not with Bubba!! (very $$$ trip!) I know who he is, though. My husband is with a group of 5 put together himself through the classified ads on crazyguyonabike and Adventure Cycling websites. A woman I rode with on the WT Underground RR trip in 2008 is in his group. I will get to see her in St. A on Sunday, too! Bubba will arrive on the same day, I hear, though.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, JoAnn. I knew you could do it! See you in Pittsburgh and you can entertain me with stories.
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