Back on the road again

We rode 38 hot, muggy, windy (cross winds and head winds, alas) from St. Augustine to Palatka, and it felt great to be rolling at last.  The group is smaller than anticipated, as two people had injuries that precluded their riding, though both hope to join us down the road.  The hazards of senior biking.

Any gators down there?  About have the day’s ride was on a wide and well paved rail trail that offered views like this.

We parked our bikes under Spanish moss at the lunch stop. 

Palatka, a city of about 11,000, is well decorated with murals throughout the business district.

Susan tried out a colorful sidewalk piano.  

Most of us rode in to our motel on the St. John’s River ahead of the rain and then got this treat.  A couple of people took shelter in a car wash, and poor John G. arrived looking like he had gone through a car wash!