So here’s the story on last night.
As the campground I was headed to turned out to be closed down, I was without accommodations when I arrived at the little town I had set as my goal for day two of this ride. There were no other accommodations available without another 25 miles of riding. I wound up at about 7:00 p.m. in a convenience store where pretty much everyone wanted to be helpful (but nobody appeared to want a tent in their own front yard or else didn’t live in town). Finally about nine in the evening after several hours of nothing panning out I called the sheriff’s department, which sent over an officer who looked me and the packed bike over, said “you’re legit,” and accompanied me to a city park where he indicated that I could put my tent anywhere I would like. So, in the dark, I took my tent out for the very first time and fumbled my way through setting it up.
Not bad, eh?
So today I am going to take it very easy, planning to do 33 miles to Newberry, Florida. There is a small mom ‘n pop motel there in the center of town.
It’s very hot. We’ll see how this goes.
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Glad people were accommodating. Hope you are enjoying the ride.
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When you stop beside the highway, make sue to check where you put your feet, you do not want to do the fire ant striptease.
I thought that Lake Butler had an RV park?
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Has anyone heard from David today? The last time he communicated with me was it 930 Alaska time/130 Florida time. It is now 630 Alaska time/10:30 PM Florida time. I am worried sick. I am about to call the Florida state police if I did not hear from him soon.
Heather
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Finally talked to David around midnight Florida time. Dead cellphone issues were a major part of the communication problems. It was a long day for him and he’s getting some much needed rest tonight.
Heather
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Good to hear that all is well.
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He can stop at a Dollar General, Walmart etc…. and buy a $10-20 prepaid flip phone for back up. The little LG models will last for 10 days on standby and have 10 hours of talk time on battery.
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