Soaking wet! Yesterday we had a little bit of rain, which was a crazy downpour that left us completely soaked, but today was our first extended ride in the rain (94 miles!). Getting away from Pensacola was a little busy but we made it on the road and out to Mobile with no trouble, besides some pretty heavy headwinds and some increasingly steeper hills as we entered Mobile.
A couple of exciting things happened today... The first is that we are no longer in Florida! The Alabama state sign surprised all of us as it appeared out of nowhere on Perdido Key, so i of course took some pictures (coming soon!) at the state line and the Flora-bama bar there. Secondly, we took our one and only ferry ride today! We were warned about having to ride fast enough to catch the ferry or else we would be vanned after the ferry ride, so I was super happy to get to the ferry on time. I tried for an early ferry and might have made it, but my plans were derailed by 2 flats on the way. Not a problem at all and irrelevant because the ferry schedule was off today. I can only imagine what the car drivers thought of the 20 or so bikers on the ferry, haha. We definitely had a lot of fun on our ride.
I will say that today has been eventful, not for me directly but for some of our other riders (and henceforth the whole group). Sadly, Jamie took a fall while coming down one of the bridges with a heavy, gusting side-wind. She has sustained a number of scrapes and scratches, but they all seem to be superficial, so we are hoping for the speediest of recoveries for her!
Although the mood of the group is a bit down, our host has more than made up for it! Welcoming us in with cucumber water, hummus, amongst other treats, we were happy to relax after such a long day.
A couple of exciting things happened today... The first is that we are no longer in Florida! The Alabama state sign surprised all of us as it appeared out of nowhere on Perdido Key, so i of course took some pictures (coming soon!) at the state line and the Flora-bama bar there. Secondly, we took our one and only ferry ride today! We were warned about having to ride fast enough to catch the ferry or else we would be vanned after the ferry ride, so I was super happy to get to the ferry on time. I tried for an early ferry and might have made it, but my plans were derailed by 2 flats on the way. Not a problem at all and irrelevant because the ferry schedule was off today. I can only imagine what the car drivers thought of the 20 or so bikers on the ferry, haha. We definitely had a lot of fun on our ride.
I will say that today has been eventful, not for me directly but for some of our other riders (and henceforth the whole group). Sadly, Jamie took a fall while coming down one of the bridges with a heavy, gusting side-wind. She has sustained a number of scrapes and scratches, but they all seem to be superficial, so we are hoping for the speediest of recoveries for her!
Although the mood of the group is a bit down, our host has more than made up for it! Welcoming us in with cucumber water, hummus, amongst other treats, we were happy to relax after such a long day.
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