The first of many impromptu clothes washings this trip, I’m sure. Those are the “street clothes” I’m taking- my entire wardrobe!
Pre-ride
I can do this!
I needed some stuff…
…thanks, George, for making me smile when I wrote that…
…so I rode to my local Target store, which is about seven and a half miles away.
I’m sitting in the store’s Starbuck’s now, replacing lost electrolytes by drinking a large coffee Frappucino. I beat Google’s predicted time down here, and even stopped to take some pictures.
I am going to need some soothing butt cream, that’s for sure.
But I’m alive and I feel GOOD.
I’m doing something audacious. Thanks for coming along on the ride.
Lunch!
All I can think of is Adrian Cronauer [linkie].
“Oh my God it’s hot!”
I’m eating lunch at a really nice sub place next to the apartment I’m staying at called Larry’s. It’s in the Jacksonville neighborhood Five Points, which would really be a nice place to live if you just moved here from, say, Hell and wanted to live in a place with the same kind of weather.
I ordered a Greek salad and my new special favorite beverage, ice water.
They give a really sweet 20% retired military discount. I think Larry’s my kind of guy.
…One!
days
to
Atlantic
Beach!
I’m in Jacksonville!
I’ve got the bike!
And I’ve got Spandex and I know how to use it.
You really didn’t think I was going to show you a picture of me in bike shorts, did you?
More in a bit.
Really, really close now
days
to
Atlantic
Beach!
I’m in Florida. Where else would an airport be decorated all over like this?
So, anyway
I’m on the MegaBus between Orlando and Jacksonville. I should get to ZenCog Bike Shop about noon.
‘Til then, later.
So far so good
Well, 1,435 air miles/2,300 kilometers down.
The flight to Orlando boards in about two hours. It gets in at five in the morning tomorrow. What are they doing, driving the plane there?
So, before I start addressing substantive stuff, I need to rant. It is clear that the WordPress app and the iPhone 6 Plus hate each other. Images are just about impossible to insert without causing huge consternation, the cursor jumps around randomly, saves are sometimes a roll of the dice, cutting and pasting anything simply doesn’t work most of the time. Those sorts of things. I could go on, but I’ll bet you get the picture. I’m looking at 10 or so weeks of this sort of frustration, but I’ll do that without complaint for you folks who are so kind as to read and even follow this blog. Some issues are created by my slow progress up the learning curve, but others indicate to me that the app is seriously broken.
Anyway, rant off. I need to go and enter the contents of Alaska Airlines’ wretched “Tapas Box” into MyFitnessPal.
David Edgren
And so it begins…
It’s rainy in South-central Alaska this morning.
That’s half of my SAG (Sweetheart and Grandma) team. They’ll support me from Alaska.
Taking off. Bye.
Beyond busy
days
to
Atlantic
Beach!
Plane leaves Anchorage at 1:25 p.m. Alaska Time tomorrow. I have not stopped moving today to sit down at the computer until now just before bed, and I’ll be back up at five. Lots of news- thanks for your patience.
David Edgren
And the Countdown Resumes!
days
to
Atlantic
Beach!
Well surprise, surprise!!
I’ll be on a plane mid-day Friday for Florida and plan to start the ride on Monday, the 25th. How we got to this point is a long story, and there will be a few changes…
…heh!
I have an early appointment with a cardiologist this morning to get final clearance, which I am confident that I’ll receive. I’ll post later today with the whole story of the past few days, plus some, err… updated maps. Don’t worry, the ride is still Beach to Beach.
Later.
David Edgren
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