http://efmartyn.edublogs.org A Cross-Country Odyssey Sun, 04 May 2008 14:07:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Roughly 1800 miles by car and plane 3 a.m. is not my best time of day.  Barely 40 degrees and raining is not my best kind of weather.   Still, I was happy to be home in the early morning hours of May 3 after the last set of adventures on this ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/brattleboro-vt-5408/ 49 miles today 3068.3 final total My husband and Debbie are on their way to UPS to ship back our boxes filled with our precious cargo, the bikes that got us all the way from San Diego to St. Augustine.  I’m grabbing a free moment to let all of you know that ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/ 74.3 miles today 3,019.3 total Never mention a shutout.  Last night at dinner, we were tabulating who had had the most flats.  The statistics will be shared at our banquet tomorrow but several people were up into the double digits.  I was the one with the least number – one – and ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/palatka-fl-43008/ 83 miles today 2945 total After last night’s free cocktail party at the Hampton Inn and the strawberries dipped in chocolate, I thought it might be a slow start for some this morning. We all laughed so hard last night. Maybe it was coming through a rainy day, maybe feeling ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/alachua-fl-42908/ 54 miles today 2862 miles total On today’s ride, I felt like I was living one of those math problems we all struggled with in school. If you leave Wakulla Springs, riding in a pace line with Judy and Hannah, going about 18-19 mph, will you ride up to the rain ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/perry-fl-42808/ 16.5 miles today 2808 total The river was full of thrills today.  Four of us biked up to the kayak rental place on the Wakulla River this morning.  Mary and I each got our own boats.  Hannah and Debbie shared a tandem.  When we arrived at the rental place, there were people ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/27/wakulla-springs-fl-42708-rest-day/ 60.1 miles today 2791.3 total While on the riverboat tour at Wakulla Springs State Park this afternoon, I learned that the Creature of the Black Lagoon and the first two Tarzan movies were filmed here. National Geographic is here now, filming a documentary about the archeological digs and the underwater caverns. ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/27/wakulla-springs-fl-42608/ 52 miles today 2731.2 total This morning, Pat, a fellow Vermonter and my roommate for the night, and I both woke up about 4:30 a.m.  We must have been anticipating the time zone change today back to Eastern Time in Chattahoochee.  I think we were also anticipating a run across the street ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/25/quincy-fl-42508/ 94 miles today 2763.8 total There are a lot of elements that make for a challenging ride. Today had many of them. It was an early start (the alarm went off at 5 a.m.), it was basically 90 miles on US 90, the road was usually straight with just a ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/24/marianna-fl-42408/ 57 miles today 2,669.8 total As we travel across the country by bicycle, our perception of the country is different than it is when traveling by other modes of transportation.  Our focus is often looking down at the road.  You’ve heard enough about road surfaces to realize that.  Today, I’ll start with ... http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/04/23/crestview-fl-42308/