June 15th, 2006
We made it today to Winn Dixie in Marianna, and with the heat building relentlessly, we decided to quit at 53 miles. We had great luck in finding a great local Mexican restaurant for an immediate lunch, and a few miles farther on, we found a reasonable motel. Chelsea and I spent the afternoon and evening catching up on personal and work related issues, while Stacey and Alex went out exploring. While looking for some dinner, they met a father/son combo who live in Miami, and who are on the last legs of their own cross-country bike ride. This father/son team started from San Diego and took the Southern Tier route, riding a recumbent tandem. Stacey and Alex were quick-thinking enough to get their contact information, and we will certainly be in touch with them to swap stories.
The riding today was pretty straightforward. It was great fun to be back on the bike after 3 days off. We crossed the Apalachicola River, and changed into Central Time Zone. We’ve now moved our watches and clocks behind an hour.