Day 38: May 7, 2009

Day 38: May 7, 2009 Day 38 - Monticello, FL to White Springs, FL:

"Way Down Upon the Suwanee River"Thursday May 7, 2009, 77 miles (124 km) -
Total so far: 2,896 miles (4,661 km)Weather: Temperatures 69-84, fog early then partly cloudy, winds light out of the southwest. Today's ride was through the Suwanee River area. Wildflowers were very prominent today. We crossed the Suwannee River once but rode near the river most of the day. Some of the riders went into the Suwanee River State Park. This is a very pretty area of north Florida. The Suwanee is a beautiful black water river that originates in the Okeefeenokee Swamp of south Georgia.The ride today was about half on US 90, a low traffic, very smooth road with wide shoulders. The other half of the ride was through rural, traffic less back roads. The fog in the morning and the clouds in the afternoon made the ride very pleasant, despite the high humidity. Of course, in the deep South, we ALWAYS have high humidity!!! Almost everyone did a leisurely pace today, saving up for the last two days -almost 200 miles.

until tomorrow...uncle barry, flat stanley, and share bear