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Sunrise in Metter GA
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We enjoyed our last parking lot breakfast at 6:45 this morning. World famous PacTour oatmeal and all the fixin's washed down with coffee and OJ. We threw our bags in the trailer at 7:15 and hit the road. Again, we had heavy 'rush hour' traffic leaving Metter GA.
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Nice field behind the first SAG
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Route 46 had heavy morning traffic and a tiny shoulder. After all the days of riding in wide open country, we were a little out of practice riding in traffic. We pushed through and made the first SAG in about an hour and a half.
Just out of the SAG we were back on a county road for about 15 miles. Nice riding on a quiet road, until we joined route 80.
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Traffic stacked up on Route 80
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The second SAG at 42 miles was also on Route 80, at least at mile 55 the highway expanded to four lanes. Still a tiny shoulder, but at least the traffic was a little more spread out.
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Tom Triplet Community Park for Lunch SAG
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Bikes parked at the lunch SAG
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We had deli sandwiches and were eager to get off Route 80, so Jeff and I made it a quick stop and rolled out at the front of the group.
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30 minutes at this RR crossing
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It was only 5 miles on Route 80 and soon we were in an industrial area moving along nicely. Then we hit a traffic back up do to a train crossing. It took 30 minutes to clear. We got through before the crossing opened to traffic so at least we didn't have to deal with frustrated drivers! Mikael and Carl joined us as we picked our way through Savanna.
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Downtown Savanna
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Nice riding in the old section of Savanna
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Wilmington River
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With heavy traffic and the will to get this done, we dialed up the pace until we got the the regroup point at the Welcome to Tybee Island with Mikael and Carl still on our wheels.
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At the regroup point
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The traditional wheel dip in the Atlantic!
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After the regroup photo, we continued as a group to the Hotel Tybee and the beach. We all dipped our wheels in the ocean and took the final group photo on the beach. We had a group dinner and enjoyed a slide show of the photos that the crew had taken during the trip.
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Thanks for following along!
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It has been quite a month. The days on the tour seemed to run together, some days you felt like the hammer, some days like the nail! Some days were memorable for the good or the bad, others were days were just 'get across' days to get to the next town that fade into a blur. I saw many things and made some great new friends. Having you follow my journey via these updates gave me motivation and encouragement to press on.
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed 'riding along' on this adventure!
Steve
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6 comments:
Great job Steve! Congratulations on a successful ride across America!!! Really enjoyed reading your ride reports.
Congratulations on your crossing Steve. I enjoyed following you and reading your blog. I hope you get to enjoy a few days in the area before you fly home.
Congratulations! I too enjoyed following along and so happy for your success! I hope you rest those legs a bit now!
Congrats Steve!! It’s been fun following your successful ride and insights from your adventure. Glad to see you made it safely!
You have lived out one of my dreams and I appreciate you letting me join you on the way! You are an inspiration! Now get some rest!
Cheers
Congratulations Steve! You going to ride back now?
You all are amazing!! Congrats on your 27 day ride! I have truly enjoyed reading about your journey every morning with my morning coffee!! Now I will have to go back to reading FB, how boring !! Looking forward to your next adventure!
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