August 2012
4 posts
August 2: Somewhere, Southern Virginia to...
I woke early as usual with my usual shivers. My attempts at laying proved useless and I cleared up my camp with groggy eyes. It’s he sun wasn’t quite up and when I turned my phone on I saw it was slightly before 6 am. The coldness didn’t bother me because my feet were attracting all the attention as they hurt with every step I took. The pain areas on the bottom were discolored...
August 1: Rodanthe, NC to Southern Virginia, VA -...
It was very cold when I woke up the next morning but I had lucked out and avoided any midnight showers. Just before falling asleep the night before the groundskeeper had come out and warned me of the possibility of a storm that night. It was cold and one of the corners of my rain fly had blown itself undone during the night and was thrashing about. I broke down camp with my bed sheet robed around...
July 31: Newport, NC to Rodanthe, NC - 130 Miles...
I came to in the morning very cold. The rains from the day before had cooled the air and my bed sheet was not adequate insulation to keep me warm in my hammock. The sun wasn’t quite risen and I took down my camp and got ready to go. Alex was getting ready for work and I thanked him once again and we said our farewells. I was on the road at 6:20 Andy was determined to make the 11 am ferry 50...
July 30: Wilmington, NC to Newport, NC - 120 Miles
I awoke early because I wanted to have a big day on the bike. John was kind enough to set his coffee machine for me so I had a hot cup waiting for me and he also left breakfast for me. I was very grateful and got off to a strong start. The day before it was blisteringly hot and I was nervous about the heat hindering my pace. The sky was cloudy all morning and the sun never made an appearance. The...
July 2012
193 posts
July 26-29: Rest Days in Wilmington - 0 miles
Thursday: I was at the bus station to meet Stephanie at 8:45 but she was delayed an hour so I sat around for an hour amongst other bus station folk. The Wilmington greyhound station was brand new and had a sleek modern look to it which did a decent job distracting you from the seedy types that hang around bus depots. She finally arrived and then we went back to the hotel. By this time Drew, Kevin,...
July 25: Carolina Beach, NC to Wrightsville Beach,...
Today was the last day Max and I would be biking together and we didn’t have far to go and the relaxed distance allowed us to sleep in and get a late start. We rode at a leisurely pace and a few miles from Wrightsville Beach we stopped for lunch at Arby’s (a favorite dining establishment of Max). There we were able to contact our friend Dave who was in town for the wedding and we rode...
July 24: Myrtle Beach, SC to Carolina Beach, NC -...
When we awoke Shelly cooked us delicious egg and sausage sandwiches and then continued her glorious streak of generosity alive by offering to drive us out if the city to help us avoid the local roads which are frequently congested with traffic. We graciously accepted and loaded our bikes into her car. Her idea to drive us wash raps one of the best on the entire trip because the route google maps...
July 23: Charleston, SC to Myrtle Beach, SC -...
We decided we’d try for a long day in the saddle as we had a place to stay in Myrtle Beach via Sicherman family friends. It was not going to be an easy day so we wanted to get an early start. The night before I’d looked over the maps and planned our route. The first half of the day was going to be spent sticking to the route and then we’d have to deviate towards Myrtle beach to...
July 22: Yemassee, SC to Charleston, SC - 65 Miles
Looking at the maps, we decided to veer off the given route and ride into Charleston. If we stuck to the route we would have had to miss the city due to time constraints and we both had never visited and intended on doing so. We were also glad that it would be a short-ish day on the bike (we were in for a surprise). After a much less accommodating hotel breakfast we set out and agreed to stop at...
July 21: Statesboro, GA to Yemassee, SC - 75
We had a magical nights sleep in Statesboro and in the morning we took full advantage of the complimentary breakfast. They had an oatmeal bar with all the fixings and I grabbed a mini-cereal box, removed the package and filled up the box with cranberries and a variety of nuts. Thus energy rich trail mix was acquired. We also took some bagels for the road as well. Getting out of Statesboro was easy...
