Slept quietly up at end of road. inside of Windshield had about 13″ ice which says it cold pretty cold last night. Morning warmed up & ice melted after bfast cleanup. Helps that windshield was pointed into warming sun.
Drove over to Interstate 75 to make tracks for Ocala ride @ 4:00. Saw cotton fields:
Allowed GPS to land me in the parking lot of santos Trailhead bicycles. The brake part is being mailed here. Weak store.
Shop mngr & I tried to spin the brake adjuster on both brakes but to no avail.
Grocery shopped @ Publix & drove back to TH for Santos. Decided to spring for a paid campsite for a secure city place to stay & a shower afterwards.
Rob showed up while I was completing the registration. His bud, Rich arrived.
Off to ride Santos, another IMBA epic. Rob lead & Rich get me up close. Trails all hand made, twisty w/ lots of turn berms so I could take outside line & rail the berm. sandy to hard limestone tread w/ roots in the trees. Rob has worked on the trails for like 14 years. A trail system utilizes a limestone pit for short tight up & downs. 13 miles in little more than 1 1/2 hours. Total elevation gain was 730′. Vortex around pit is technical. Limestone rock feels like slick rock but with a slightly slippery feel. Finished just before too dark. They left for home & I left for attached XG.
Cold again tonight. Shower is not heated very well. Shower was almost like the Jim Thorpe shower of hyperthermia in the shower. But this shower stayed on and had hot h20.
XG is alongside a major highway so I pick up distant traffic.
Tomorrow I will ride some more of the trails. Rob might have some time off and he would do a longer ride here.
I am told I need to drive further South to Alafia River because their trails are super.
Van got 29.1 mpg after sensor light problem resolved. Smoking good.
FL is cold. h2o spigots are cracked open in the xg.
Craig,
Hello Craig. This is Andy for the old Boeing days (hope you remember me). Got this link from the MTB Resource article that Rick P. sent. Looks like you’re having a ball. When I get home and have more time, I’ll definitely check out your site more. BTW, my virus scanner keeps warning me that your site has a virus/trojan. Don’t know exactly why but just an fyi…really good to read about you and your travels. I’ll update you more later…back to work I go. – Andy
Hi Craig. Rick P. gave me your website. What a cool adventure. Wishing you wellness and safety. I faked my email address because I got all kinds of virus warnings when I went to your website.
Stay safe and have fun.
Pete
Welcome Pete, great to hear from you. Hey, I am practicing lean living: Little travel time from kitchen to dining room, little inventory, but good XM radio music.
Andy,
I remember helping you move.
I have learned about the virus and am taking action.