The Space Race: June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

South Carolina

I am in Walterboro, SC tonight. This morning I crossed over the Savannah River into SC which so far is similar to GA with many forests of tall, thin pine trees. Walterboro is a nice small city where I even found a grocery store relatively easily.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Camping by the river tonight

I started out today biking into Reidsville where I went to the post office to get the rest of my maps sent from CA. There I met another biker at the library who was coming from Key West but from here he was going to in off on another route. Then I rode on to Statesboro which was another small town with a ring of new stuff around it where the hardest thing to find is a grocery store. Fortunately after about an hour of ailing around I did find one and they luckily had almond butter which I ran out of today. Now I an outside of Oliver, GA. Tomorrow another new state.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Waiting out the rain

I am halfway between Ludowici, GA and Glennville, GA waiting out a thunder storm in the shelter of a church. When I was in Ludowici I thought I could out run the storm because it was blowing the other direction. It looks like it will be clearing up soon. So far Georgia has been very rural, even the bigger towns are just very small towns with a ring of new stuff around them. --- One hour later, clear skies and in Glennville.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Heading North

I am in Macclenny, FL and from here I will be heading north towards Folkston, GA. Here are some pictures from the last few days:

Oak tree with moss.

Florida New State Capital behind Old State capital building

Torty!

Life in the swamp.

Old State capital building.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Osceola National Forest

Tonight I am staying in the National Forest on the shores of Ocean Pond 'a bowl shaped lake stretching two miles wide and only 12 feet deep. I am about 50 miles from Jacksonville where there are severe thunder storms tonight so hopefully they get blown the other way. I am on longer on the Adventure Cycling Southern Tier Route and my ride tomorrow will connect me up with the Atlantic Coast Route.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

East from Tallahasse

Today I rode out of Tallahassee on US 90 through the towns of Monticello and Madison. Before leaving town I went by the new and old capital buildings. I biked through mostly pine forest today in what I think is called Florida's 'Wilderness Coast'. It's not too hot but hopefully it gets cooler as I head north.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

And night comes to Tallahassee

I am in Tallahasee using a computer at the FSU campus. Tonight I will stay with warm showers friend Sam. Tomorrow I will continue East through Florida and I hope to be in Georgia in 3-4 days. I am now in the Eastern Time Zone. Despite this sign in the picture it has been cloudy on and off and rained last night, I didn't get wet though as I was already in the tent.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Florida Panhandle

It was a long but mostly flat first day back riding today. I will cross over to the eastern time wood tomorrow morning when I pass into the part of Florida that is under Georgia. It is hot in the tent tonight but I have to have the rain fly on because it is stormy outside although it has only sprinkled so far.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

At the beach

We went to the beach today in Ft. Walton Beach, the gulf water was pretty warm and the sand on the beach was as fine as salt.

Driving to Florida

Yesterday we drove to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, along the way we picked blueberries in Missippi:

Erik and Christina take a break from picking:

Stuck inside of Mobile:

In Florida at Barbara and Mo's house eating a blueberry pie: