Day 47 – Yulee, Florida

We are in our last state.  Do you know what a Nor’easter is? The locals say we are going through one.  The wind increased in velocity all day and by this afternoon, it was really howling.  Bill, Merv and I pretty much drafted on each other to get tour destination.  We were heading east today to get here and have about 10 more miles to get to the coast and then we will be heading southwest.  If this weather pattern continues, which it is supposed to, it should push us along for much of tomorrow.

The bad part about the weather is that we are back in rain.  We didn’t have to ride in any today, but this afternoon, it really came down.  The thunder was shaking the ground it was so loud.  The campground that we are staying at has a recreation room and we are all in here eating, reading and just hanging out.  The tents are outside and I have yet to see how the tent went through the down pouring of rain.  This rain is supposed to continue the next few days, so we may be riding in it tomorrow.

It was kind of a boring day as far as events. We rode about 55 miles.  After today we will be riding right down the coast of Florida for the entire way.

For those who don’t bike, drafting on a bicycle is done by following someone ahead to take advantage of his/her breaking the force of the wind for you.  It is amazing how much more you can do when drafting.  The way it was done today is that the lead person pushed through a mile of riding and then pulled out in the road slightly and let the other two pass.  That cycle is continued, so that you are only riding directly into the wind every third mile.  It is a little more dangerous in riding, because you have got to be real careful not to bump into the person ahead.  If you bump, there is a good chance the one in the back is going down.  If done properly, you can ride much faster and much longer than you could normally do.  In life it is much the same.  When we have people we can learn from, or people who help us out, we can accomplish so much more than we would if we simply go after life on our own.  We also have many opportunities in life to be of service to others and should take that opportunity.  We are able to help out someone else and the great thing about that is that we will see that we received something from it as well.

Guess where we are at