3guys1bike

We had a great start at about 945 pm from St. Augustine, FL. About 20 miles into our ride we encountered severe thunderstorms. The rain was  a welcome relief from the heat. We accidently killed a dog. Had 2 flat tires and slept in a wet ditch on the side of the road before arriving into Lake City, FL 110 miles later.

 John, serving as rear admiral, almost fell off a bridge crossing the St. John’s River. We hit draw bridge grates at 25 mph, in pouring rain, poor visibility, and fish tailed about 2-3 feet. The day almost ended early. John would have been spent after a 2 mile swim to shore.  At about 4:30am we nailed a serious pot hole and completely lost control. Thank God there was no traffic…we ended up on between the two lanes of traffic.

We stopped at a gas station to get more batteries. Fred got lost….for an hour. long story. we found him and got back on the road. last 10 miles into Lake City were brutal. more from lack of sleep than anything.

our butts hurt.

we’re exhauted.

bye.

Mark