I’ve been home for a couple of weeks now, so I’ve had time to reflect on the trip to St. Augustine and compile some last thoughts. I’ll try to make a record of what went well and what did not, which equipment was great and which I won’t take again, and anything else that I’d like to remember for the next tour.
Category Archives: The St. Augustine Tour (Fall 2015)
Day 7 – Beverly Beach to St. Augustine
October 11, 2015
Mile today: 30.0
Total Miles So Far: 362.0
Day 6 – DeLand to Beverly Beach
October 10, 2015
Miles today: 66.5
Total Miles So Far: 332.0
Day 5 – Mount Dora to DeLand
October 9, 2015
Miles Today: 42
Total Miles So Far: 265.5
Day 4 – Loughman to Mount Dora
October 8, 2015
Miles today: 59.5
Total Miles So Far: 223.5
Day 3 -Lake Wales to Loughman
October 7, 2015
Miles today: 43
Total Miles So Far: 164
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Day 2 – Arcadia to Lake Wales
October 6, 2015
Miles today: 63
Total Miles So Far: 121
Day 1 -Lakewood Ranch to Arcadia
October 5, 2015
Miles today: 58.0
Total Miles So Far: 58.0
Anticipation
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
It always comes to this moment. Before every big ride, I get to a point where the planning is finished. The trike is packed. All I need to do now is climb in and ride. But it’s not yet time to leave, so I must wait for another day.
Packing Up The Recumbent Trike
I managed to get most of the items on my packing list into my panniers and on the back of my trike this morning. It took a bit of struggling to figure out where everything goes, but ultimately it all fit.
For this tour I have a brand new tent. The Hilleberg Nallo 2 GT is lighter than my old tent, but a lot larger. Not only is there more room inside, but it includes a big covered vestibule area that will hold my panniers at night. In the old tent, things got pretty crowded with my clydesdale self and both panniers inside the main tent. I’m really looking forward to spreading out in all the extra space on this tour.