Ft Walton Beach, FL - Sept 3
We made it to Ft Walton Beach. Only 100 miles or so to Alabama. We’ll get there today. Weather is great. Overcast. occassional rain. we’re biking during the day. Sleeping during the day has proved impossible (especially while camping). we’re crashing at our friend (victor falcon-perez)’s house. A/C is a luxury.
The limiting factors to our biking is not muscle soreness. Its (1) saddle sores (2) lack of sleep. We’re investing in new seats.
AL/MS/LA will go down quickly. We have a friend in New Orleans that will put us up for a night.
we’re taking a much more relaxed pace than our first day/night. That first night was absolutely brutal. We’re trying to enjoy this trip more than that first 24 hours.
We pick up our good bud, Andrew Stewart, tonight in Pensacola. He is going to be a great addition to this team and take the level of fun to a whole new level.
Getting to New Orleans is our next major goal. We might have to take some time off when we get there.
Good job guys! Yea team Fred!
Comment by Sista Liz — September 3, 2007 @ 4:20 pm
So the lubricant from the fancy bike shop in carytown is not working?
What about the spandex? Good Luck Guys!!!
Comment by Nisha — September 3, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Making good progress it seems, and learning a lot along the way, eh? Sorry to hear about the fire ants! We are rooting for you and enjoying reading the updates! I’ll research a good salve for saddle sores…
Comment by Kat — September 3, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
Good to hear from John today. I switched jobs with someone at work so I could be in town (New Orleans) when the guys get here. Get ready for some excitement.
Comment by Nick — September 3, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
Hi, I didn’t get your name, but we shared a flight from Richmond to Orlando…I have been following your progress and, so far, seems like you guys are doing great. Keep up the good work! Stay away from the fire ants! Don’t hurt anymore animals! And have fun!
You can always stay with us in Tampa!
Dina
Comment by Dina — September 4, 2007 @ 4:34 am
ahhhh hem
Comment by Render Family — September 4, 2007 @ 11:06 am
You gotta get ahead of the curve! Texas is coming up! No partying in New Orleans! Go GO GO!
Comment by Leck — September 5, 2007 @ 10:31 am
Great Job guys!!
Hey Chris! I’m trying to get my cross country trip scheduled here in the next few days. If I go I’ll arrange to somehow meetup with you guys!! Good luck and I’ll check the blog more often.
Comment by Larry in Raleigh — September 6, 2007 @ 6:22 am
Where are you? We want to track your daily successes.
More updates, please.
Go TEAM!
Charles, Sandra, Chuck, Sarah–and Roxie and Millie too
Comment by The Winsteads — September 6, 2007 @ 7:30 am
Glad to hear you’re riding during the day…that first night was a little scary! Sorry we had to bail on you, but somewhere between the dead dog, the fire ants, the lack of visibility, and the thunderstorms, Kimberly and I wussed out. Glad to hear all is going well. I can only imagine the stories you’re going to have. I’ve spent this week telling my stories…and I only rode for 6 hours!
Comment by Kevin — September 6, 2007 @ 2:18 pm