Monthly Archives: March 2009

8 March. Gainseville Statistics summary: biked 1055 miles (on gps) Boats. Approx 270 miles Car rental. 210 miles Easy ride today, straight on rt 24, just stay on the road. No wind and good roads mostly through forest area. Some … Continue reading →

7 March. Cedar Key II Decided to spend an extra day touring the area and doing a boat tour out to the birding and santuary islands. Florida bald eagle and nest (good view with binocs from the captain), ospreys, cormorants, … Continue reading →

6 March. Cedar Key Breakfast. Thought I would ride a few miles before first eats. Turned out to be 25 miles with no services, through the Goethe and Suncoast Gulf forests. Good ride on a four lane divided highway. No … Continue reading →

5 March. Withlacoochee River, Inglis About 11 miles North of Crystal River one finds nothing. No lodging for the next 35 miles. Decided to like the place. Pictured. $55 and I got the last room! Turns out that there is … Continue reading →

4 March. Lovely if cold (gloves required) morning. Continued on the excellent Pinellas (correct name) trail. As good as any trail I have been on anywhere – if not the best very close. Too short at 34 miles. Winds through … Continue reading →

3 March. Clearwater Beach The adventure improved today. Started off cold, many layers of clothing shed during the day. Was 39 when I left and got to 59. Tampa is a nice looking city but, as expected, not much fun … Continue reading →

2 March Bit nippy today. 49 degrees upon departure with expected high of 59. Continued On to the Ringling Brothers Museum (see Wikipedia for better details); good art and landscaping as well as circus history. Çould not cross the Sunshine … Continue reading →

1 March Rain, first in a long time while touring. Lasted almost 10 minutes; just long enough to stop and put on some rain gear. Looked into the eye of the demon and took a bhuddist view: there is no … Continue reading →

28 Feb. Warm Springs Felt energetic today; winds were calm and sun was just right. Headed North and NW following a route the Sam suggested; looks like it is going to be a good one. In Ft. Meyers stopped at … Continue reading →