St. Augustine

Done!

We rolled into St. Augustine and on through to Vilano Beach about noon. St. Augustine is not actually on the ocean but is sheltered behind some islands so we had to go on to Vilano Beach to touch our wheels to the Atlantic. We wound up touching the Atlantic up to our feet because we turned away from the water to have our picture taken and a wave came up to surprise us.

As we pedalled toward St. Augustine, we noticed a lovely bike trail running alongside our road. We switched over to the trail. The trail is a converted railway route running straight toward St. Augustine. We pedalled along happily until the trail simply stopped abruptly in the woods and the railroad tracks resume. Evidently the county ran out of money at that point. We had to turn around and pedal back most of a mile to get back to the highway.

We unloaded our baggage at the UPS store to ship home. See Steve's blog velomange.blogspot.com for a photo of the clerk atop the box trying to stuff all of our gear into the box. We'll go to a bike store tomorrow to see about shipping the bikes home.

We're proud to have completed the trip. It was an experience that few people will ever have. It's hard when one is tired and aching pedalling into a headwind to enjoy the moment but the moments weave together into an unforgettable whole that I wouldn't want to give up.

Thanks for reading. See you all soon I hope.