The End of the Road

Well we did it...biked coast to coast then from Maine to Florida.  Actually we cheated a bit by driving some 400 or 500 miles and missing Virginia and most of North Carolina, but what the heck, we rode 5800 miles and we had innumerable smiles!!!
On Monday we woke up at the beach, packed up, and rode about 60 miles to my mom's home in DeLand.  It was great to see her, great to arrive for some needed rest, but mixed emotions about the end of this phase of our grand adventure.  On Tuesday we went to mom's water exercise class; it was an ideal workout for our repetitive motion overused bodies!  She is a pistol when she is leading the class - a no-nonsense task master: play the piano, do the ballerina,  squish the spider, all to the count of 15!!!

On Tuesday evening Nancy's cousin from Kentucky swung by, picked us up, and we drove to Tampa for thanksgiving.  It is wonderful: great company, food, and festivities!  Soon we will return to DeLand to visit and end our time in Florida.  On 12/14 we will fly to Seattle then on 12/21 fly home to Anchorage.

We've been warped by the rain
Driven by the snow,
Tired and dirty,
Don't ya know,
But we're willin
To be movin....

Happy Thanksgiving to all and thanks for following along on our adventures!