It was a great day for riding, with temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s for almost the entire ride, and almost no hills at all. The sun came out after a few hours, which only warmed things up a little. We mostly finished wearing everything we started out with, so there were no beefcake shots today – sorry girls! 🙂 Mark had a fall in Lake City, where there was construction on US 90 close to its intersection with I10. And we did had several flat tires today – Tim was the only one of us who did not have a flat. But other than that, it was a near perfect day for bike riding. Here are some photos from the ride.
Tim and Matt on a bench in Memorial Park at Live Oak, FL.
Memorial Park in Live Oak, FL, where we stopped for our first break.
Bikes resting along far wall of Memorial Park Live Oak, FL. An old Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum ad is pained on the wall.
Court House in Live Oak, FL.
Wooded area at our next to the last stop of the day, just before Lake City, FL.
Meadow across US 90 at our next to the last stop of the day, just before Lake City, FL.
Ranch house at our last stop of the day, 18 miles outside of High Springs, FL. Beth had caught up to us at this rest stop.
Bill W at about 6 miles outside of High Springs, FL. We were changing flats at the bottom of his driveway, and he came out to talk to us.
We made it to our lodging for the night at around 2:45 pm, received a tour of the property from Paul Regensdorf, the owner, and proceeded to change our tires and tubes to hopefully prevent any additional flats tomorrow. We walked back into town to purchase an additional tire for Mark’s bike and spare tubes for Tim and my bike, and Matt also purchased a tube patch kit for a wopping $2. We checked out the restaurant we had a reservation for, then walked back to shower and change for dinner. Here are some photos of the Grady House B&B, a really nice place to stay if you ever find yourself in High Springs, FL.
Front Porch ar the Grady House B&B High Springs FL.
Dining Room at the Grady House B&B High Springs FL. I think that’s where we will be eating breakfast tomorrow morning.
Staircase at the Grady House B&B High Springs FL.
Photo of the duvet in the sitting room attached to my bedroom at the Grady House B&B.
My bedroom at the Grady House B&B. Its called the Navy room for the blue decor.
Dinner at the Great Outdoors Restaurant in downtown High Springs was excellent. The beer, the food and the live country music band were a great way to end our day. Photos of my side garden salad and my entree (Tennessee Tenderloin) close out my blog for tonight!
Side order garden salad at the Great Outdoors Restaurant High Springs FL
Tennessee Tenderloin entree at the Great Outdoors Restaurant in High Springs, FL. It was bigger than this – I didn’t take the picture until after several bites of the steak.
Tomorrow’s ride is either 66 or 85 miles, depending on the route and the wind direction. Stay tuned! Good night!