Looks like rain to me.
Larry (Big Dog) and Hank (My Hero)
Sam and Al cleaning their bikes before taking them into the hotel.
Wet!
It was only 46 miles by bicycle to Savannah, so we didn't depart the hotel in Beaufort until 9:00 AM. It was raining when we left the hotel in Beaufort and it continued to rain until the final few miles into Savannah. The roads were narrow and there was a lot of traffic. I think the motorists were sympathetic to the poor, wet cyclists and behaved themselves. There weren't any opportunities for photos on today's ride - the Welcome to Georgia sign was in the middle of a bridge where you couldn't stop to take a picture.
Tomorrow is our last rest day. Only four more days of riding and we will be at the end of our trek. Each day, like clockwork, Big Al says, "Hey, Jim, guess what. We're riding our bikes from Maine to Florida!" I will miss hearing that when I get home.
This area is of some interest to me, personally. My ancestor, Matthew Lyle, immigrated to Georgia in 1768 from Northern Ireland and received a grant of 100 acres in what is now Jefferson County, Georgia. Matthew Lyle was a Loyalist during the Revolution and served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the British militia in Georgia. After the war, he took his family to London to apply for a pension for his losses in America incurred because of his loyalty to the Crown, and then to Northern Ireland to await settlement of his claim. The family returned to America in 1796 and settled in South Carolina, where Matthew Lyle died in 1831 in Kershaw County.
Savannah, GA (1733)
Population 136,286; elevation 49'
Hometown of the founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Low.
A large port city, Savannah is home to International Paper and Gulfstream Aerospace.
The book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was about a murder that took place in Savannah. Do you remember The Lady Chablis?
47.2 miles; 2:39 hours; 875' climb; 2,580 Calories.
Newsflash! Disgrace in the Peloton!
ReplyDeleteSouth Bay Cycling News reports that Team Bitey Girl and the Mutts is currently under investigation by the UCI for alleged doping violations. According to unnamed sources, the Fourth Rider has allegedly been hitting the juice. When asked for a comment, he cited tainted Mighty Dog as the culprit and pointed to his long history of exemplary test results. Team leader Phoebus Horrificus was also approached for comment but refused to do more than click her large white teeth together. [This reporter felt it wise to beat a hasty retreat.] We will keep our readers apprised of all breaking developments in what is sure to be a trial that will forever change the face of cycling history.
I'm not sure you saw the sign for Big Dog Motorcycles as we rode today, but you and the rest of the Big Dog team are smooth and sleek like the advertisement.
ReplyDeleteRain, rain...go away!
ReplyDeleteIf the Big Dogs want to maintain their rep, they need to keep going all the way to Key West
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